PHP jdmonthname()Function

Examples

Returns the abbreviated month string of the Gregorian calendar for January 13, 1998:

<?php
$jd=gregoriantojd(1,13,1998);
echo jdmonthname($jd,0);
?>

The jdmonthname() function returns the name of the month.

jdmonthname(jd,mode);

Parameters	Description
jd	Required. A number (Julian day count).
mode	Optional. Defines which calendar the Julian day count is converted to, and how to return the month name (full or abbreviated). Mode values: 0 - Gregorian calendar - abbreviated form (Jan, Feb, Mar, ...) 1 - Gregorian calendar (January, February, March, ...) 2 - Julian calendar - abbreviated form (Jan, Feb, Mar, ...) 3 - Julian calendar (January, February, March, ...) 4 - Jewish calendar (Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, ...) 5 - French Republican calendar (Vendemiaire, Brumaire, Frimaire, ...)

Parameters

Description

Required. A number (Julian day count).

mode

Optional. Defines which calendar the Julian day count is converted to, and how to return the month name (full or abbreviated). Mode values:

Return Value:	Returns the month name for the specified Julian day andcalendarthe month name of the calendar.
PHP Version:	4+