Julian Dates. Many applications (especially mainframe systems) store dates in the Julian format, which is a 5 digit number, consisting of a 2 digit year and a 3 digit day-of-year number. For example, 24-August-1999 is stored as 99236, since 24-August is the 236th day of the year.

Does Excel have a Julian date function?

Excel has no built-in function to convert a standard date to Julian date, but the figure illustrates how you can use the following formula to accomplish the task. The DATE function allows you to build a date on the fly using three arguments: the year, the month, and the day.

Why is it called Julian date?

meaning 2,451,919 elapsed days since the beginning of the Julian cycle. It is not certain whether the Julian date or day number system was named after Joseph Scaligers father, Julius Caesar Scaliger, or after the Julian calendar. Julian day numbers are widely used in astronomy.

What does Julian stand for?

Julian (given name)OriginMeaningyouthful, shiny, juvenileRegion of originEuropeOther namesRelated namesJulius, Julianne, Julio, Julia, Jolyon, Juliano, Julie, Jillian, Julien3 more rows

Is Julian a rare name?

Julian is a common male given name in Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, France (as Julien), Italy (as Giuliano), Russia [Iulian (Yulian)] Spain, Latin America (as Julián in Spanish and Juliano or Julião in Portuguese), Iulian in Romanian and elsewhere.

What is a nickname for Julian?

The name can also be spelled Julien and comes with the adorable nickname of Jules. Female variants of the name include Juliana, Jillian, and Julianne.