# coyote: CGJULIAN2DATE

- coyote/Utilities
- [Source code]

Description

      The purpose of this function is to convert a Julian number into a date string. The format
      of the string is selected with the `Format` keyword.

Categories

      Utilities

Returns

      A string or string array of dates corresponding to the Julian number that is input.

Params

      jnumber: in, required, type=long
           The Julian number that is to be converted. This may be an array of Julian numbers.

Keywords

      format: in, optional, type=integer, default=0
           An integer value that selects the date format.
           Possible values are::
                0: 09 Jan 1951
                1: 09 Jan 1951 08:21:10
                2: 09 Jan 1951 08h 21m 10s
                3: Jan 9, 1951
                4: Jan 9, 1951 08:21:10
                5: Jan 9, 1951 08h 21m 10s
                6: 09 JAN 1951
                7: 09 JAN 1951 08:21:10
                8: 09 JAN 1951 08h 21m 10s
                9: JAN 9, 1951
               10: JAN 9, 1951 08:21:10
               11: JAN 9, 1951 08h 21m 10s
               12: 09 January 1951
               13: 09 January 1951 08:21:10
               14: 09 January 1951 08h 21m 10s
               15: January 9, 1951
               16: January 9, 1951 08:21:10
               17: January 9, 1951 08h 21m 10s
               18: 01091951
               19: 09011951
               20: 19510109

Examples

      IDL> jnumber = Julday(8, 9, 1951, 8, 21, 10)
      IDL> Print, cgJulian2Date(jnumber, Format=1)
           09 Aug 1951 12:00:00

Author

      FANNING SOFTWARE CONSULTING::
         David W. Fanning
         1645 Sheely Drive
         Fort Collins, CO 80526 USA
         Phone: 970-221-0438
         E-mail: david@idlcoyote.com
         Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com

History

      Change History::
         Written, 9 January 2013 by David W. Fanning.
         Added formats 18 through 20. 1 Feb 2013. DWF.

Copyright

      Copyright (c) 2013, Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.