Convert unix timestamp to julian

Question

How can I convert from a unix timestamp (say 1232559922) to a fractional julian date (2454853.03150).

I found a website ( http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/JulianDat

Answer 1

Here is my JavaScript code to convert Unix timestamp to Julian. Originally is showing the current date and time, but with a little mod is answer to your question:

function computeJulianDate(DD,MM,YY,HR,MN,SC) {
    with (Math) {
        HR = HR + (MN / 60) + (SC/3600);
        GGG = 1;
        if (YY <= 1585) GGG = 0;
        JD = -1 * floor(7 * (floor((MM + 9) / 12) + YY) / 4);
        S = 1;
        if ((MM - 9)<0) S=-1;
        A = abs(MM - 9);
        J1 = floor(YY + S * floor(A / 7));
        J1 = -1 * floor((floor(J1 / 100) + 1) * 3 / 4);
        JD = JD + floor(275 * MM / 9) + DD + (GGG * J1);
        JD = JD + 1721027 + 2 * GGG + 367 * YY - 0.5;
        JD = JD + (HR / 24);
    }
    return JD;
}
function getUTCDateTimeOrJD(now,jd=0) {
    var hours = now.getUTCHours();
    var minutes = now.getUTCMinutes();
    var seconds = now.getUTCSeconds()
    var month = now.getUTCMonth() + 1;
    var day = now.getUTCDate();
    var year = now.getUTCFullYear();
    if (jd==1)
        return computeJulianDate(month, day, year, hours, minutes, seconds);
    else
        return day+". "+month+". "+year+". "+hours+":"+minutes+":"+seconds;
}

var unixTime = 1473294606;

    getUTCDateTimeOrJD(new Date(unixTime*1000));
    getUTCDateTimeOrJD(new Date(unixTime*1000),1);

Working JSFiddle example here