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# PHP Function cal_from_jd()

## Syntax

cal_from_jd ( $jd, $calendar );

## Definition and Usage

This function converts the Julian day given in jd into a date of the specified calendar.

## Paramters

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
jd | Required. Julian day as integer.
calendar | Required. Calendar to convert to supported calendar. Supported calendar values are:

- CAL_GREGORIAN
- CAL_JULIAN
- CAL_JEWISH
- CAL_FRENCH

## Return Value

Returns an array containing calendar information like month, day, year, day of week, abbreviated and full names of weekday and month and the date in string form "month/day/year".

## Example

Try out following example:

    <?php
    $today = unixtojd(mktime(0, 0, 0, 8, 16, 2003));
    print_r(cal_from_jd($today, CAL_GREGORIAN));
    ?>

This will produce following result:

    Array
    (
        [date] > 8/16/2003
        [month] > 8
        [day] > 16
        [year] > 2003
        [dow] > 6
        [abbrevdayname] > Sat
        [dayname] > Saturday
        [abbrevmonth] > Aug
        [monthname] > August
    )

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