JULIAN_DAY

Returns the integer value of the specified day according to the Julian calendar, where day 1 is the first day of the Julian period, January 1, 4713 BC (on the Gregorian calendar, November 24, 4714 BC).

Behavior Type

Syntax

JULIAN_DAY ( date )

Parameters

date

The date to process, one of the following data types:

Example

=> SELECT JULIAN_DAY (DATE 'MARCH 15, 0044 BC');
 JULIAN_DAY
------------
    1705428
(1 row)

=> SELECT JULIAN_DAY (DATE '2001-01-01');
 JULIAN_DAY
------------
    2451911
(1 row)