idlastro / Astronomical Utilities: GET_JULDATE

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NAME
GET_JULDATE
PURPOSE
Return the current Julian Date
EXPLANATION
In V5.4, GET_JULDATE became completely obsolete with the introduction
of the /UTC keyword to SYSTIME().   So GET_JULDATE,jd is equivalent to
jd = SYSTIME(/JULIAN,/UTC).
CALLING SEQUENCE
GET_JULDATE,jd
INPUTS
None
OUTPUTS
jd = Current Julian Date, double precision scalar
EXAMPLE
Return the current hour, day, month and year as integers
IDL> GET_JULDATE, JD                  ;Get current Julian date
IDL> DAYCNV, JD, YR, MON, DAY, HOURS  ;Convert to hour,day month & year
METHOD
A call is made to SYSTIME(/JULIAN,/UTC).
REVISION HISTORY
Written Wayne Landsman                March, 1991
Converted to IDL V5.0   W. Landsman   September 1997
Assume since V5.4 Use /UTC keyword to SYSTIME()  W. Landsman April 2006