Ric Merz <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > However, even more important to common communication: Look at just about > any desk calendar and you will find a day count based on the day number of > the year. Most people I know refer to this as the Julian day. It might > not be 100% correct, but a lot of non-computer people use it. Yes, I remember the "Success" brand desk calendars. (Does anybody use a paper desk calendar any more?) I remember having one 25 years ago, and it referred to that number as the Julian date. I think that has been a common use of the term for decades. Walter