get the Julian day (days from January 1, 4713 B.C., starting from 0) with the jd instance method : julian « Date « Ruby






  1. Ruby
  2. Date
  3. julian

get the Julian day (days from January 1, 4713 B.C., starting from 0) with the jd instance method


require 'date'

date.jd # => 2454048








Related examples in the same category

1.To see the difference between Julian and Gregorian dates (there is a difference of more than 10 days), find the Julian day with the julian method
2.create a year based on the Julian day with the jd class method