jdmonthname

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

jdmonthnameReturns a month name

Description

jdmonthname(int $julian_day, int $mode): string

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.

Calendar modes
ModeMeaningValues
CAL_MONTH_GREGORIAN_SHORTGregorian - abbreviatedJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
CAL_MONTH_GREGORIAN_LONGGregorianJanuary, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
CAL_MONTH_JULIAN_SHORTJulian - abbreviatedJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
CAL_MONTH_JULIAN_LONGJulianJanuary, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
CAL_MONTH_JEWISHJewishTishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, Adar, Adar I, Adar II, Nisan, Iyyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul
CAL_MONTH_FRENCHFrench RepublicanVendemiaire, Brumaire, Frimaire, Nivose, Pluviose, Ventose, Germinal, Floreal, Prairial, Messidor, Thermidor, Fructidor, Extra

Parameters

julian_day

The Julian Day to operate on

mode

The calendar mode (see table above).

Return Values

The month name for the given Julian Day and mode.