R: Converts a date to a decimal of its year.

decimal_date {lubridate} | R Documentation

## Converts a date to a decimal of its year.

### Description

Converts a date to a decimal of its year.

### Usage

    decimal_date(date)

### Arguments

`date` | a POSIXt or Date object

### Value

a numeric object where the date is expressed as a fraction of its year

### Examples

    date <- ymd("2009-02-10")
    decimal_date(date)  # 2009.11

[Package lubridate version 1.6.0 Index]