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<h1 class="refname">JDMonthName</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 4, PHP 5)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">JDMonthName</span> — <span class="dc-title">Returns a month name</span></p>
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
<div class="methodsynopsis dc-description">
<span class="type">string</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>jdmonthname</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">int</span> <code class="parameter">$julianday</code></span>
, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">int</span> <code class="parameter">$mode</code></span>
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Returns a string containing a month name.
<em><code class="parameter">mode</code></em> tells this function which calendar to
convert the Julian Day Count to, and what type of month names are
to be returned.
<table class="doctable table">
<caption><strong>Calendar modes</strong></caption>
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<th>Mode</th>
<th>Meaning</th>
<th>Values</th>
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<td>0</td>
<td>Gregorian - abbreviated</td>
<td>Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec</td>
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<td>1</td>
<td>Gregorian</td>
<td>January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December</td>
</tr>
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<td>2</td>
<td>Julian - abbreviated</td>
<td>Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec</td>
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<td>3</td>
<td>Julian</td>
<td>January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>Jewish</td>
<td>Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, AdarI, AdarII, Nisan, Iyyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>French Republican</td>
<td>Vendemiaire, Brumaire, Frimaire, Nivose, Pluviose, Ventose, Germinal, Floreal, Prairial, Messidor, Thermidor, Fructidor, Extra</td>
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<div class="refsect1 parameters" id="refsect1-function.jdmonthname-parameters">
<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">jday</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
The Julian Day to operate on
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">calendar</code></em></span>
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The calendar to take the month name from
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<div class="refsect1 returnvalues" id="refsect1-function.jdmonthname-returnvalues">
<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
<p class="para">
The month name for the given Julian Day and <em><code class="parameter">calendar</code></em>.
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