CGJULIAN2DATE
The purpose of this function is to convert a Julian number into a date string. The format
of the string is selected with the `Format` keyword.
Categories
Utilities
Returns
A string or string array of dates corresponding to the Julian number that is input.
Params
jnumber: in, required, type=long
The Julian number that is to be converted. This may be an array of Julian numbers.
Keywords
format: in, optional, type=integer, default=0
An integer value that selects the date format.
Possible values are::
0: 09 Jan 1951
1: 09 Jan 1951 08:21:10
2: 09 Jan 1951 08h 21m 10s
3: Jan 9, 1951
4: Jan 9, 1951 08:21:10
5: Jan 9, 1951 08h 21m 10s
6: 09 JAN 1951
7: 09 JAN 1951 08:21:10
8: 09 JAN 1951 08h 21m 10s
9: JAN 9, 1951
10: JAN 9, 1951 08:21:10
11: JAN 9, 1951 08h 21m 10s
12: 09 January 1951
13: 09 January 1951 08:21:10
14: 09 January 1951 08h 21m 10s
15: January 9, 1951
16: January 9, 1951 08:21:10
17: January 9, 1951 08h 21m 10s
18: 01091951
19: 09011951
20: 19510109
Examples
IDL> jnumber = Julday(8, 9, 1951, 8, 21, 10)
IDL> Print, cgJulian2Date(jnumber, Format=1)
09 Aug 1951 12:00:00
Author
FANNING SOFTWARE CONSULTING::
David W. Fanning
1645 Sheely Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80526 USA
Phone: 970-221-0438
E-mail: david@idlcoyote.com
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com
History
Change History::
Written, 9 January 2013 by David W. Fanning.
Added formats 18 through 20. 1 Feb 2013. DWF.
Copyright
Copyright (c) 2013, Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.