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-Returns a numerical value corresponding to the Julian Date equivalent of the specified date.
+Returns a numerical value corresponding to the Julian Date equivalent of the specified date.<br>
+The date is specified in the ''YYYMMdd'' format, where YYY is the number of years since 1900, MM is the month, and dd is the day of the month.
-The date is specified in the YYYMMdd format, where YYY is the number of years since 1900, MM is the month, and dd is the day of the month.
+== Usage ==
+<syntaxhighlight>DateToJulian(YYYMMdd)</syntaxhighlight>
-Julian Date indicates the number of days that have elapsed since January 1st, 1900.
+Where:
-==== Usage ====
-<syntaxhighlight>DateToJulian(YYYMMdd)</syntaxhighlight>
-Where: [[YYYMMdd]]  - a numerical expression, specifying the date in YYYMMdd format
+:'''YYYMMdd''' - a numerical expression, specifying the date in YYYMMdd format.
-==== Example ====
-<syntaxhighlight>DateToJulian (1080101) will return a value of 39448, corresponding to the specified date of January 1st, 2008
-<syntaxhighlight>DateToJulian (990402)  will return a value of 36252, corresponding to the specified date of April 2nd, 1999</syntaxhighlight>
+== Notes ==
+* Use [[JulianToDate]] to convert the Julian date back to the regular [[Date]] format.
+== Examples ==
+<syntaxhighlight>DateToJulian(1080101)</syntaxhighlight>
+Will return a value of 39448, corresponding to the specified date of January 1st, 2008.
+<syntaxhighlight>DateToJulian(990402)</syntaxhighlight>
+Will return a value of 36252, corresponding to the specified date of April 2nd, 1999.
 [[Category:Date and Time Routines]]