jewishtojd

Definition and usage

jewishtojd() function converts the dates of the Jewish calendar into Julian day counts.

Note: The valid range of dates processed by this function is from the Jewish calendar 3761 BC. The Jewish calendar has existed for thousands of years, but there was no formulaic calculation of the beginning month in the early days. The first month of each year is the first observed new moon.

Tip: See the jdtojewish() function to convert Julian day count to dates in the Jewish calendar.

Example

Convert the dates of the Jewish calendar to the Julian day count:

 <?php
$jd = jewishtojd ( 9 , 25 , 2016 ) ;
echo $jd ;
?>

Run the instance

grammar

 jewishtojd ( month , day , year ) ;