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