JDMonthName

(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

JDMonthName -- Returns a month name

Description

string jdmonthname ( int julianday, int mode )

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.

Table 1. Calendar modes

ModeMeaningValues
0Gregorian - abbreviatedJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
1GregorianJanuary, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2Julian - abbreviatedJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
3JulianJanuary, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
4JewishTishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, AdarI, AdarII, Nisan, Iyyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul
5French RepublicanVendemiaire, Brumaire, Frimaire, Nivose, Pluviose, Ventose, Germinal, Floreal, Prairial, Messidor, Thermidor, Fructidor, Extra

Parameters

jday

The Julian Day to operate on

calendar

The calendar to take the month name from

Return Values

The month name for the given Julian Day and calendar.