Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.Date; import java.util.TimeZone; public class Main { /** * Calculate the number of Julian Centuries from the epoch 2000.0 * (equivalent to Julian Day 2451545.0). */ public static double julianCenturies(Date date) { double jd = calculateJulianDay(date); double delta = jd - 2451545.0; return delta / 36525.0; } /** * Calculate the Julian Day for a given date using the following formula: * JD = 367 * Y - INT(7 * (Y + INT((M + 9)/12))/4) + INT(275 * M / 9) * + D + 1721013.5 + UT/24 * * Note that this is only valid for the year range 1900 - 2099. */ public static double calculateJulianDay(Date date) { Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT")); cal.setTime(date); double hour = cal.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY) + cal.get(Calendar.MINUTE) / 60.0f + cal.get(Calendar.SECOND) / 3600.0f; int year = cal.get(Calendar.YEAR); int month = cal.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1; int day = cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH); double jd = 367.0 * year - Math.floor(7.0 * (year + Math.floor((month + 9.0) / 12.0)) / 4.0) + Math.floor(275.0 * month / 9.0) + day + 1721013.5 + hour / 24.0; return jd; } }