The Julian date is a continuous count of days since the beginning of the Julian Period on January 1, 4713 BCE in the Julian calendar. It is often used in astronomy, astrophysics, and other scientific fields to avoid complexities of working with traditional date formats. Julian date is represented as a large integer, and it allows easy calculations and comparisons of dates.
The Julian date of a specific date in the Gregorian calendar can be calculated using various formulas based on the year, month, and day values. This converter tool helps you convert a given calendar date to its corresponding Julian date.