Date

class kanon.calendars.Date(calendar: kanon.calendars.calendars.Calendar, ymd: typing.Tuple[int, int, int], hours: typing.Union[float, numbers.Real] = 12 ; )[source] [edit on github]

Bases: object

Dataclass defining a date.

>>> cal = Calendar.registry["Julian A.D."]
>>> date = Date(cal, (1,2,3), 13)
>>> str(date)
'3 Februarius 1 A.D. in Julian 13:00'
>>> date.jdn
1721457.0416666667
>>> str(date + 1)
'4 Februarius 1 A.D. in Julian 13:00'

Parameters

calendar (Calendar) – Calendar used in this date.
ymd (Tuple[int, int, int]) – Year, month and days, expressed in the specified calendar.
hours (Real, optional) – Number of hours, defaults to Sexagesimal(12);

Attributes Summary

`calendar`	Calendar used in this date.
`hours`	Number of hours
`jdn`	Date as a julian day number.
`ymd`	Year, month and days, expressed in the specified calendar.

Methods Summary

`days_from_epoch`()	Get number of days from the start of the calendar
`to_calendar`(cal)	Express this date in another calendar.
`to_time`()	Express this date as a `astropy.time.Time` object with `jd` format.