JD2MJD:

Path: Common/Time

% Converts Julian date to Modified Julian Date

 Typing JD2MJD returns the current MJD.

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   Form:
   mJD = JD2MJD( jD )
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   Inputs
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   jD           Julian date (days)

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   Outputs
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   mJD          Modified Julian date (days)

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   Reference: The Astronomical Almanac for the Year 1993, 
              U.S. Government Printing Office,1993, p. B4.
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Children:

Common: Time/DTSToDTA
Common: Time/Date2JD

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