SLA_DJCAL - MJD to Gregorian for Output   

ACTION:

Modified Julian Date to Gregorian Calendar Date, expressed in a form convenient for formatting messages (namely rounded to a specified precision, and with the fields stored in a single array).

CALL:

CALL sla_DJCAL (NDP, DJM, IYMDF, J)

GIVEN:

NDP number of decimal places of days in fraction

DJM D modified Julian Date (JD-2400000.5)

RETURNED:

IYMDF year, month, day, fraction in Gregorian calendar

J I status: nonzero = out of range

NOTES:

1.

Any date after 4701BC March 1 is accepted.

2.

NDP should be 4 or less to avoid overflow on machines which use 32-bit integers.

REFERENCE:

The algorithm is derived from that of Hatcher, Q.Jl.R.astr.Soc. (1984) 25, 53-55.