Module calendrica-persian

Persian calendar conversions (astronomical and arithmetic).

Ported from "Calendrical Calculations" (4th edition) by Nachum Dershowitz and Edward M. Reingold. Original Lisp code (CALENDRICA 4.0) is Apache 2.0 licensed.

Functions

fixed_from_persian (p_date) Fixed date of Astronomical Persian date `p_date`.
persian_from_fixed (date) Astronomical Persian date {year, month, day} corresponding to fixed `date`.
fixed_from_arithmetic_persian (p_date) Fixed date equivalent to arithmetic Persian date `p_date`.
arithmetic_persian_from_fixed (date) Arithmetic Persian date {year, month, day} corresponding to fixed `date`.
arithmetic_persian_leap_year (p_year) True if arithmetic Persian year `p_year` is a leap year.


Functions

fixed_from_persian (p_date)
Fixed date of Astronomical Persian date `p_date`.

Parameters:

  • p_date table Persian date {year, month, day}.

Returns:

    number Fixed date.
persian_from_fixed (date)
Astronomical Persian date {year, month, day} corresponding to fixed `date`.

Parameters:

  • date number Fixed date.

Returns:

    table {year, month, day}
fixed_from_arithmetic_persian (p_date)
Fixed date equivalent to arithmetic Persian date `p_date`.

Parameters:

  • p_date table Persian date {year, month, day}.

Returns:

    number Fixed date.
arithmetic_persian_from_fixed (date)
Arithmetic Persian date {year, month, day} corresponding to fixed `date`.

Parameters:

  • date number Fixed date.

Returns:

    table {year, month, day}
arithmetic_persian_leap_year (p_year)
True if arithmetic Persian year `p_year` is a leap year.

Parameters:

  • p_year number Persian year.

Returns:

    boolean
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