Function julianToMjd( julianEpoch )
- Description:
-
Converts a Julian Epoch to Modified Julian Date.
For approximate purposes, the argument
of this routine consists of an integral part which gives the
year AD and a fractional part which represents the distance
through that year, so that for instance 2000.5 is approximately
1 July 2000.
- Parameters:
-
- julianEpoch (floating point)
- Julian epoch
- Return Value (floating point):
- modified Julian date
- Example:
julianToMjd(2000.0) = 51544.5
- Signature:
- double julianToMjd(double)