March 7, 2005
2:45 p.m.
On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 11:36:19AM +0000, Clive D.W. Feather wrote:
Ken Pizzini said:
* a "Modified Julian Date" (Gregorian 1970-01-01 CE == MJD 40587) [specified relative to a convenient-to-the-program location on earth, not necessarily the location mentioned above]
Why MJD and not true Julian Date?
No good technical reason. I just personally have encountered use of MJD more frequently than I have of true Julian date, and the MJD use of midnight for the day-transition aligns better with our uses than the true Julian date's use of noon. Either one would work well though. --Ken Pizzini