def testNow(self):
now = coordinates.julian_date()
self.failUnless(now > 2454574)
def testknownValues(self):
for date, jd in self.knownValues:
calc_jd = coordinates.julian_date(date)
self.assertAlmostEqual(calc_jd, jd)
calc_mjd = coordinates.julian_date(date, modified=True)
self.assertAlmostEqual(calc_mjd, jd - 2400000.5)
