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instance method
Date#mjd
() -> ::Integer
d.mjd → integer
ext/date/date_core.c
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static VALUE
d_lite_mjd(VALUE self)
{
get_d1(self);
return f_sub(m_real_local_jd(dat), INT2FIX(2400001));
}
Returns the modified Julian day number. This is a whole number, which is adjusted by the offset as the local time.
Example
DateTime.new(2001,2,3,4,5,6,'+7').mjd #=> 51943 DateTime.new(2001,2,3,4,5,6,'-7').mjd #=> 51943