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(12C) Gregorian Date to Julian Day Number and vice versa
01-15-2019, 12:43 PM (This post was last modified: 01-15-2019 01:14 PM by Albert Chan.)
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RE: (12C) Gregorian Date to Julian Day Number and vice versa
(01-14-2019 09:28 PM)Thomas Klemm Wrote:  But I have to admit that I still don't really understand the difference between Julian Date and Julian Day Number.

Based on Astronomy Answers: Julian Day Number
Chronological Julian Date assumed timer started at 00:00:00 LT, instead of 12:00:00 UTC

For Jan 1, 2000, 00:00:00 UTC, time zone TZ = +6 hrs = 0.25 day

JDN = floor(JD) = floor(2451544.5) = 2451544
CJDN = floor(CJD) = floor(JD + TZ + 0.5) = 2451545

If true, what post #1 calculated is actually Chronological Julian Day Number.
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