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date2mjd

PURPOSE ^

DATE2MJD Modified Julian day number.

SYNOPSIS ^

function mjd = date2mjd(varargin)

DESCRIPTION ^

DATE2MJD Modified Julian day number.

   MJD = DATE2MJD(YEAR, MONTH, DAY, HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND) returns the
   modified Julian day number of the given date plus a fractional part
   depending on the day and time of day.

   Any missing MONTH or DAY will be replaced by ones.  Any missing HOUR,
   MINUTE or SECOND will be replaced by zeros.

   If no date is specified, the current date and time is used.  Gregorian
   calendar is assumed.

   Start of the MJD (modified Julian day) count is from 0 at 00:00 UTC 17
   November 1858 (Gregorian calendar).

CROSS-REFERENCE INFORMATION ^

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SOURCE CODE ^

0001 function mjd = date2mjd(varargin)
0002 %DATE2MJD Modified Julian day number.
0003 %
0004 %   MJD = DATE2MJD(YEAR, MONTH, DAY, HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND) returns the
0005 %   modified Julian day number of the given date plus a fractional part
0006 %   depending on the day and time of day.
0007 %
0008 %   Any missing MONTH or DAY will be replaced by ones.  Any missing HOUR,
0009 %   MINUTE or SECOND will be replaced by zeros.
0010 %
0011 %   If no date is specified, the current date and time is used.  Gregorian
0012 %   calendar is assumed.
0013 %
0014 %   Start of the MJD (modified Julian day) count is from 0 at 00:00 UTC 17
0015 %   November 1858 (Gregorian calendar).
0016 
0017 %   Author:      Peter J. Acklam
0018 %   Time-stamp:  2002-03-03 12:52:13 +0100
0019 %   E-mail:      pjacklam@online.no
0020 %   URL:         http://home.online.no/~pjacklam
0021 
0022    mjd = date2jd(varargin{:}) - 2400000.5;

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