jdmonthname

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

jdmonthname — Returns a month name

Description

jdmonthname(int $julian_day, int $mode): string

Returns a string containing a month name. mode tells this function which calendar to convert the Julian Day Count to, and what type of month names are to be returned.

**Calendar modes**
Mode	Meaning	Values
`CAL_MONTH_GREGORIAN_SHORT`	Gregorian - abbreviated	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
`CAL_MONTH_GREGORIAN_LONG`	Gregorian	January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
`CAL_MONTH_JULIAN_SHORT`	Julian - abbreviated	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
`CAL_MONTH_JULIAN_LONG`	Julian	January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
`CAL_MONTH_JEWISH`	Jewish	Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, Adar, Adar I, Adar II, Nisan, Iyyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul
`CAL_MONTH_FRENCH`	French Republican	Vendemiaire, Brumaire, Frimaire, Nivose, Pluviose, Ventose, Germinal, Floreal, Prairial, Messidor, Thermidor, Fructidor, Extra

Parameters

jday: The Julian Day to operate on
mode: The calendar mode (see table above).

Return Values

The month name for the given Julian Day and mode.

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marc at linkitdesign dot com ¶

12 years ago

Regarding the jewish date system. It may be worth noting the following peculiarities, some obvious some not so.
1. Jewish days start at sunset NOT midnight so when converting from a Gregorian date to a Jewish one it might be worth asking if the date/time occurred 'after sunset'.
2. Jewish leap years follow a 19 year cycle which can be calculated like this:
function isJLeapYear($JYear) {
 if ( ((7 * $JYear + 1) % 19) < 7 )
 return true;
 else
 return false;
}
3. During a leap year a new leap-month called "Adar I" is inserted BEFORE the normal month of Adar. 
4. During leap years, Adar is renamed "Adar II". 
5. Adar/Adar II has 29 days
6. Adar I has 30 days
7. Cheshvan & Kislev have between 29 & 30 Days
8. Leap years have between 383 and 385 days. 
8. non-leap years have between 353 and 355 days. 
9 . In a 354-day year, months have alternating 30 and 29 day lengths. 
10. In a 353-day year, the month of Kislev is reduced to 29 days. 
11. In a 355-day year, the month of Cheshvan is increased to 30 days. 
12. Leap years years follow the same pattern, with the addition of the 30-day Adar I as well.

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