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Conversion from ISO 8601 year-month-day to Modified Julian Date (day number).
- MJD = JD - 2400000.5
See Template talk:YMD2MJD for more documentation and test suites.
- Examples using only the Julian (including proleptic) calendar:
- {{
YMD2MJD|-4712|01|01|12|00|00
}} = -2399998.5, 1 January 4713 BC 12:00 UTC (JD = 0) - {{
YMD2MJD|-0100|02|29
}} = -715407, 29 February 101 BC - {{
YMD2MJD|-0100|03|01
}} = -715406, 1 March 101 BC (proleptic Julian leap year) - {{
YMD2MJD|-0100|03|02
}} = -715405, 2 March 101 BC - {{
YMD2MJD|-0000|02|28
}} = -678883, 28 February 1 BC - {{
YMD2MJD|-0000|02|29
}} = -678882, 29 February 1 BC - {{
YMD2MJD|0000|03|01
}} = -678881, 1 March 1 BC - {{
YMD2MJD|0000|12|31
}} = -678576, 31 December 1 BC (Astronomical year numbering) - {{
YMD2MJD|0001|01|01
}} = -678575, begin Common Era - {{
YMD2MJD|0200|02|29
}} = -605832, this and earlier dates are Julian
- Examples in the 3rd century using the Julian or (proleptic) Gregorian calendar:
- {{
YMD2MJD|0200|03|01
}} = -605831, first Julian = Gregorian date - {{
YMD2MJD|0300|02|28
}} = -569310, last Julian = Gregorian date
- Examples using only the Gregorian (including proleptic) calendar:
- {{
YMD2MJD|0300|03|01
}} = -569309, this and later dates are Gregorian - {{
YMD2MJD|1858|11|17
}} = 0, begin of MJD epoch - {{
YMD2MJD|1900|02|28
}} = 15078, last day of February 1900 - {{
YMD2MJD|1900|02|29
}} = 15079, bogey but okay - {{
YMD2MJD|1900|03|01
}} = 15079, no leap year - {{
YMD2MJD|1900|02|30
}} = 15080, bogey but okay - {{
YMD2MJD|1900|03|02
}} = 15080 - {{
YMD2MJD|1995|09|27
}} = 49987, USNO test date (49987) - {{
YMD2MJD|2000|02|29
}} = 51603, last day of February 2000 - {{
YMD2MJD|2000|02|30
}} = 51604, bogey but okay - {{
YMD2MJD|2000|03|01
}} = 51604, leap year - {{
YMD2MJD|2000|02|31
}} = 51605, bogey but okay - {{
YMD2MJD|2000|03|02
}} = 51605 - {{
YMD2MJD|2024|12|25
}} = 60669
- Example using the current date:
{{YMD2MJD}}
gives 60669 [1]