In this article, you will learn how to convert the French calendar date to Julian’s day count. The frenchtojd() function converts a French Republican Calendar date to a Julian Day Count.
Note: The French Republican Calendar was used by the Government of France during the French Revolution. The frenchtojd() function can only convert dates from 22 Sep 1792 to 22 Sep 1806.
What is the syntax of the frenchtojd() function in PHP?
frenchtojd(month,day,year);
| Parameters | Details |
|---|---|
| month | Specify the month number(1-13) – Required |
| day | Specify the month number(1-30) – Required |
| year | Specify the year number (1-14)- Required |
Examples of frenchtojd() function
Example 1. The below example shows the conversion of French Republican date to a Julian Day Count and Julian Day Count back to the French Republic.
<?php
$julian_count=frenchtojd(3,3,14);
echo $julian_count;
echo jdtofrench($julian_count);
?>
