Day of Year or Julian Date?
Note that Julian date is sometimes used as a synonym for day of year, but this is not correct usage.
Day of year ranges from 1 to 365 (366 for leap years) whereas Julian dates (abbreviated JD) are a continuous count of days and fractions since noon Universal Time on January 1, 4713 BCE (on the Julian calendar). Julian dates are widely used as time variables within astronomical software and should not be confused with day of year.
Day of Year Tables
Below are tables for determining the day of year for a given date.
Perpetual | Leap Years Only
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Day |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
1 |
001 |
032 |
060 |
091 |
121 |
152 |
182 |
213 |
244 |
274 |
305 |
335 |
2 |
002 |
033 |
061 |
092 |
122 |
153 |
183 |
214 |
245 |
275 |
306 |
336 |
3 |
003 |
034 |
062 |
093 |
123 |
154 |
184 |
215 |
246 |
276 |
307 |
337 |
4 |
004 |
035 |
063 |
094 |
124 |
155 |
185 |
216 |
247 |
277 |
308 |
338 |
5 |
005 |
036 |
064 |
095 |
125 |
156 |
186 |
217 |
248 |
278 |
309 |
339 |
6 |
006 |
037 |
065 |
096 |
126 |
157 |
187 |
218 |
249 |
279 |
310 |
340 |
7 |
007 |
038 |
066 |
097 |
127 |
158 |
188 |
219 |
250 |
280 |
311 |
341 |
8 |
008 |
039 |
067 |
098 |
128 |
159 |
189 |
220 |
251 |
281 |
312 |
342 |
9 |
009 |
040 |
068 |
099 |
129 |
160 |
190 |
221 |
252 |
282 |
313 |
343 |
10 |
010 |
041 |
069 |
100 |
130 |
161 |
191 |
222 |
253 |
283 |
314 |
344 |
11 |
011 |
042 |
070 |
101 |
131 |
162 |
192 |
223 |
254 |
284 |
315 |
345 |
12 |
012 |
043 |
071 |
102 |
132 |
163 |
193 |
224 |
255 |
285 |
316 |
346 |
13 |
013 |
044 |
072 |
103 |
133 |
164 |
194 |
225 |
256 |
286 |
317 |
347 |
14 |
014 |
045 |
073 |
104 |
134 |
165 |
195 |
226 |
257 |
287 |
318 |
348 |
15 |
015 |
046 |
074 |
105 |
135 |
166 |
196 |
227 |
258 |
288 |
319 |
349 |
16 |
016 |
047 |
075 |
106 |
136 |
167 |
197 |
228 |
259 |
289 |
320 |
350 |
17 |
017 |
048 |
076 |
107 |
137 |
168 |
198 |
229 |
260 |
290 |
321 |
351 |
18 |
018 |
049 |
077 |
108 |
138 |
169 |
199 |
230 |
261 |
291 |
322 |
352 |
19 |
019 |
050 |
078 |
109 |
139 |
170 |
200 |
231 |
262 |
292 |
323 |
353 |
20 |
020 |
051 |
079 |
110 |
140 |
171 |
201 |
232 |
263 |
293 |
324 |
354 |
21 |
021 |
052 |
080 |
111 |
141 |
172 |
202 |
233 |
264 |
294 |
325 |
355 |
22 |
022 |
053 |
081 |
112 |
142 |
173 |
203 |
234 |
265 |
295 |
326 |
356 |
23 |
023 |
054 |
082 |
113 |
143 |
174 |
204 |
235 |
266 |
296 |
327 |
357 |
24 |
024 |
055 |
083 |
114 |
144 |
175 |
205 |
236 |
267 |
297 |
328 |
358 |
25 |
025 |
056 |
084 |
115 |
145 |
176 |
206 |
237 |
268 |
298 |
329 |
359 |
26 |
026 |
057 |
085 |
116 |
146 |
177 |
207 |
238 |
269 |
299 |
330 |
360 |
27 |
027 |
058 |
086 |
117 |
147 |
178 |
208 |
239 |
270 |
300 |
331 |
361 |
28 |
028 |
059 |
087 |
118 |
148 |
179 |
209 |
240 |
271 |
301 |
332 |
362 |
29 |
029 |
|
088 |
119 |
149 |
180 |
210 |
241 |
272 |
302 |
333 |
363 |
30 |
030 |
|
089 |
120 |
150 |
181 |
211 |
242 |
273 |
303 |
334 |
364 |
31 |
031 |
|
090 |
|
151 |
|
212 |
243 |
|
304 |
|
365 |
(Use in the year 2000, 2004, 2008, etc.)
Day |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
1 |
001 |
032 |
061 |
092 |
122 |
153 |
183 |
214 |
245 |
275 |
306 |
336 |
2 |
002 |
033 |
062 |
093 |
123 |
154 |
184 |
215 |
246 |
276 |
307 |
337 |
3 |
003 |
034 |
063 |
094 |
124 |
155 |
185 |
216 |
247 |
277 |
308 |
338 |
4 |
004 |
035 |
064 |
095 |
125 |
156 |
186 |
217 |
248 |
278 |
309 |
339 |
5 |
005 |
036 |
065 |
096 |
126 |
157 |
187 |
218 |
249 |
279 |
310 |
340 |
6 |
006 |
037 |
066 |
097 |
127 |
158 |
188 |
219 |
250 |
280 |
311 |
341 |
7 |
007 |
038 |
067 |
098 |
128 |
159 |
189 |
220 |
251 |
281 |
312 |
342 |
8 |
008 |
039 |
068 |
099 |
129 |
160 |
190 |
221 |
252 |
282 |
313 |
343 |
9 |
009 |
040 |
069 |
100 |
130 |
161 |
191 |
222 |
253 |
283 |
314 |
344 |
10 |
010 |
041 |
070 |
101 |
131 |
162 |
192 |
223 |
254 |
284 |
315 |
345 |
11 |
011 |
042 |
071 |
102 |
132 |
163 |
193 |
224 |
255 |
285 |
316 |
346 |
12 |
012 |
043 |
072 |
103 |
133 |
164 |
194 |
225 |
256 |
286 |
317 |
347 |
13 |
013 |
044 |
073 |
104 |
134 |
165 |
195 |
226 |
257 |
287 |
318 |
348 |
14 |
014 |
045 |
074 |
105 |
135 |
166 |
196 |
227 |
258 |
288 |
319 |
349 |
15 |
015 |
046 |
075 |
106 |
136 |
167 |
197 |
228 |
259 |
289 |
320 |
350 |
16 |
016 |
047 |
076 |
107 |
137 |
168 |
198 |
229 |
260 |
290 |
321 |
351 |
17 |
017 |
048 |
077 |
108 |
138 |
169 |
199 |
230 |
261 |
291 |
322 |
352 |
18 |
018 |
049 |
078 |
109 |
139 |
170 |
200 |
231 |
262 |
292 |
323 |
353 |
19 |
019 |
050 |
079 |
110 |
140 |
171 |
201 |
232 |
263 |
293 |
324 |
354 |
20 |
020 |
051 |
080 |
111 |
141 |
172 |
202 |
233 |
264 |
294 |
325 |
355 |
21 |
021 |
052 |
081 |
112 |
142 |
173 |
203 |
234 |
265 |
295 |
326 |
356 |
22 |
022 |
053 |
082 |
113 |
143 |
174 |
204 |
235 |
266 |
296 |
327 |
357 |
23 |
023 |
054 |
083 |
114 |
144 |
175 |
205 |
236 |
267 |
297 |
328 |
358 |
24 |
024 |
055 |
084 |
115 |
145 |
176 |
206 |
237 |
268 |
298 |
329 |
359 |
25 |
025 |
056 |
085 |
116 |
146 |
177 |
207 |
238 |
269 |
299 |
330 |
360 |
26 |
026 |
057 |
086 |
117 |
147 |
178 |
208 |
239 |
270 |
300 |
331 |
361 |
27 |
027 |
058 |
087 |
118 |
148 |
179 |
209 |
240 |
271 |
301 |
332 |
362 |
28 |
028 |
059 |
088 |
119 |
149 |
180 |
210 |
241 |
272 |
302 |
333 |
363 |
29 |
029 |
060 |
089 |
120 |
150 |
181 |
211 |
242 |
273 |
303 |
334 |
364 |
30 |
030 |
|
090 |
121 |
151 |
182 |
212 |
243 |
274 |
304 |
335 |
365 |
31 |
031 |
|
091 |
|
152 |
|
213 |
244 |
|
305 |
|
366 |
|