Julian is an interactive web application that facilitates conversions between Gregorian dates and their corresponding Julian day of the year. Users can input either a Gregorian date or a Julian day, and the application will provide the equivalent counterpart. Julian also offers the ability to copy the displayed date or Julian day to the clipboard.
Users can select a date from the displayed calendar widget, which will then generate the corresponding Julian day of the year. Alternatively, a Julian day (from 1 to 365/366) or a Gregorian date (in MM/DD/YYYY format) can be input, and the application will update the calendar to the relevant date and provide the corresponding Julian day or date.
Julian offers a seamless user experience, with automatic updates of the date and Julian day as input values are changed. Additionally, the copy functionality allows users to quickly utilize the converted dates/Julian days in their workflow.
- Interactive selection of a date on the calendar
- Input of Julian day or date
- Real-time conversion between Gregorian dates and Julian days
- Copy to clipboard feature for both Julian day and Gregorian date
- HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for front-end development
- jQuery library for interactivity and manipulation of HTML elements
- jQuery UI DatePicker widget for date selection and manipulation
- Bootstrap for tooltip creation and handling
Julian is designed to provide users with real-time updates as they interact with the application. This is achieved through the extensive use of JavaScript and jQuery, allowing for dynamic updates of the Julian day or date as user inputs are changed.
The core of Julian lies in its ability to seamlessly convert between Gregorian dates and Julian days. This functionality is powered by the JavaScript Date object and the jQuery UI DatePicker widget, which work together to handle date selection, conversion, and manipulation in an efficient and user-friendly manner.