PHP - jdmonthname() Function

September 22, 2024

Categories: PHP Functions, PHP Reference, Reference

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The PHP jdmonthname() function returns a month name.

<?php
$jd = gregoriantojd(9, 5, 2013);
echo jdmonthname($jd, 1);
?>

Output

January

Syntax

jdmonthname(jd, mode)

Parameters

Parameter	Description
jd	A Julian Day number (required)
mode	Specifies which calendar to convert the Julian Day Count to, and how the month name is to be returned: 0 - Gregorian - abbreviated form (Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.) 1 - Gregorian (January, February, March, etc.) 2 - Julian - abbreviated form (Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.) 3 - Julian (January, February, March, etc.) 4 - Jewish (Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, etc.) 5 - French Republican (Vendemiaire, Brumaire, Frimaire, etc.)

Parameter

Description

A Julian Day number (required)

mode

Specifies which calendar to convert the Julian Day Count to, and how the month name is to be returned:

0 - Gregorian - abbreviated form (Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.)

1 - Gregorian (January, February, March, etc.)

2 - Julian - abbreviated form (Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.)

3 - Julian (January, February, March, etc.)

4 - Jewish (Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, etc.)

5 - French Republican (Vendemiaire, Brumaire, Frimaire, etc.)

PHP Notes:

When using PHP, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on

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