get_juldate

pydl.goddard.astro.get_juldate(seconds=None)

Returns the current Julian date.

Uses the MJD trick & adds the offset to get JD.

Parameters:

seconds : int or float, optional

Time in seconds since the UNIX epoch. This should only be used for testing.

Returns:

float

The Julian Day number as a floating point number.

Notes

Do not use this function if high precision is required, or if you are concerned about the distinction between UTC & TAI.