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Julian Day Converter
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Version
1.00
This utility can convert a gregorian date into julian
day format/Modified Julian Day format and vice versa.
The Julian Day Format counts the day since the 24th
november -4713bc. The julian day format is often used
in the astronomical section to calculate for example
rises. This utility offers a fast and easyway to
convert a gregorian date information to a julian day
format or modified julian day format. The Modified
Julian Day (MJD), introduced by the Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory in 1957 to record the orbit
of Sputnik, is defined in terms of the Julian day. It
count the days since the 17th november 1858. It defines
from the JD value as follow MJD =JD-2400000
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