Figuring out Gregorian date from hours since 0001-01-01

[Klaus Baldermann]

On 1 Sep 2000 21:09:56 GMT, Alexander Lawhead <alawhead at vcn.bc.ca>
wrote:

>date is given as the number of hours since 0001-01-01. I picked up the

a) 0001-01-01 midnight? noon? which time zone?

b) 0001-01-01 gregorian calendar or julian calendar?
   (gregorian started 1582 or later, depending on country.
   the difference then was 10 days, now 13)

if the difference is 3 (=13-10) or 10 or 13 days, i'd think your
problem is related to (b)

hth
Klaus