PHP Function FrenchToJD()

Syntax

frenchtojd ( $month, $day, $year );

Definition and Usage

Converts a date from the French Republican Calendar to a Julian Day Count.

This routine only convert dates in years 1 through 14 (Gregorian dates 22 September 1792 through 22 September 1806). This more than covers the period when the calendar was in use.

Paramters

Parameter	Description
month	Required. The month as a number from 1 to 13.
day	Required. The day as a number from 1 to 30
year	Required. The year as a number between 1 and 14

Return Value

The julian day for the given french revolution date as an integer.

Example

Try out following example:

<?php $d=frenchtojd(3,3,14); echo($d); ?>

This will produce following result:

2379192