julian 0.1.2

Convert between Julian day numbers, proleptic Julian calendar days and proleptic Gregorian calendar days.

julian

Obtain the Julian day number from a proleptic Julian or Gregorian calendar day and conversely obtain a proleptic Julian or Gregorian calendar day from a Julian day number.

Usage

A simple usage example:

import 'package:julian/julian.dart';

main() {
  // On what Gregorian date is the Julian day number equal to zero?
  // prints Gregorian(year: -4713, month: 11, day: 24)
  print('${new Gregorian.fromJulianDayNumber(0)}');

  // What was the Julian day number at the turn of the Millennium?
  // prints 2451545
  print('${new Gregorian(2000, 1, 1).julianDayNumber}');

  // On which Gregorian day of July should we celebrate Julius Caesar's
  // birthday?
  // prints 11
  print('${new Julian.fromBC(100, 7, 13).toGregorian().day}');

  // By how many days is the Julian calendar ahead of the Gregorian calendar
  // in 2016?
  // prints 13
  print('${new Julian(2016, 1, 1).julianDayNumber -
      new Gregorian(2016, 1, 1).julianDayNumber}');
}

Background reading

Related calendrical Wikipedia articles:

• Astronomical year numbering
• Gregorian calendar
• Julian calendar
• Julian day