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instance method

Date#ld

d.ld → integer

static VALUE
d_lite_ld(VALUE self)
{
    get_d1(self);
    return f_sub(m_real_local_jd(dat), INT2FIX(2299160));
}

Returns the Lilian day number. This is a whole number, which is adjusted by the offset as the local time.

Example

Date.new(2001,2,3).ld            #=> 152784

See also #julian? #leap? #julian #marshal_dump_old also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1