Procedure

   j1900_c ( Julian Date of 1900.0 JAN 0.5 ) 

   SpiceDouble j1900_c ( void )

Abstract

   Return the Julian Date of 1899 DEC 31 12:00:00 (1900 JAN 0.5).

Required_Reading

   None.

Keywords

   CONSTANTS

Brief_I/O

   The function returns the Julian Date of 1899 DEC 31 12:00:00
   (1900 JAN 0.5).

Detailed_Input

   None.

Detailed_Output

   The function returns 2415020.0, the Julian Date corresponding
   to 1899 DEC 31 12:00:00 (1900 JAN 0.5).

Parameters

   None.

Exceptions

   Error free.

Files

   None.

Particulars

   The function always returns the constant value shown above.

Examples

   The numerical results shown for these examples may differ across
   platforms. The results depend on the SPICE kernels used as
   input, the compiler and supporting libraries, and the machine
   specific arithmetic implementation.

   1) Display the double precision value for the J1900 date.


      Example code begins here.


      /.
         Program j1900_ex1
      ./
      #include <stdio.h>
      #include "SpiceUsr.h"

      int main( )
      {
         /.
         Display the J1900 date in 16.8 floating point format
         ./
         printf ( "J1900 date: %16.8f\n", j1900_c() );

         return ( 0 );
      }


      When this program was executed on a Mac/Intel/cc/64-bit
      platform, the output was:


      J1900 date: 2415020.00000000


   2) Convert an input time in UTC format to TDB seconds past the
      following reference epochs:

         - Besselian date 1900 and 1950; and

         - Julian date 1900, 1950, 2000 and 2100.

      Use the LSK kernel below to load the leap seconds and time
      constants required for the conversions.

         naif0012.tls


      Example code begins here.


      /.
         Program j1900_ex2
      ./
      #include <stdio.h>
      #include "SpiceUsr.h"

      int main( )
      {
         /.
         Local constants.
         ./
         #define        UTCSTR        "1991-NOV-26"

         /.
         Local variables.
         ./
         SpiceDouble             et;
         SpiceDouble             jed;

         /.
         Load the LSK file.
         ./
         furnsh_c ( "naif0012.tls" );

         /.
         Convert input UTC string to Ephemeris Time.
         ./
         str2et_c ( UTCSTR, &et );
         printf ( "Input ephemeris time  : %20.3f\n\n", et );

         /.
         Convert the Ephemeris Time to Julian ephemeris date, i.e.
         Julian date relative to TDB time scale.
         ./
         jed = unitim_c ( et, "ET", "JED" );

         /.
         Convert Julian Date to TDB seconds past the reference epochs
         and output the results.
         ./
         printf ( "TDB seconds past B1900: %20.3f\n",
                  ( jed - b1900_c() ) * spd_c()     );
         printf ( "TDB seconds past B1950: %20.3f\n",
                  ( jed - b1950_c() ) * spd_c()     );
         printf ( "TDB seconds past J1900: %20.3f\n",
                  ( jed - j1900_c() ) * spd_c()     );
         printf ( "TDB seconds past J1950: %20.3f\n",
                  ( jed - j1950_c() ) * spd_c()     );
         printf ( "TDB seconds past J2000: %20.3f\n",
                  ( jed - j2000_c() ) * spd_c()     );
         printf ( "TDB seconds past J2100: %20.3f\n",
                  ( jed - j2100_c() ) * spd_c()     );

         return ( 0 );
      }


      When this program was executed on a Mac/Intel/cc/64-bit
      platform, the output was:


      Input ephemeris time  :       -255614341.817

      TDB seconds past B1900:       2900118570.055
      TDB seconds past B1950:       1322272271.321
      TDB seconds past J1900:       2900145658.183
      TDB seconds past J1950:       1322265658.183
      TDB seconds past J2000:       -255614341.817
      TDB seconds past J2100:      -3411374341.817

Restrictions

   None.

Literature_References

   None.

Author_and_Institution

   J. Diaz del Rio     (ODC Space)
   W.L. Taber          (JPL)
   I.M. Underwood      (JPL)
   E.D. Wright         (JPL)

Version

   -CSPICE Version 1.0.1, 06-JUL-2021 (JDR)

       Edited the header to comply with NAIF standard. Added
       complete code examples.

   -CSPICE Version 1.0.0, 08-FEB-1998 (EDW) (WLT) (IMU)

Index_Entries

   julian date of 1900.0 jan 0.5