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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+""" Calculate the Julian Date """
+
+import time
+
+t = time.time()
+
+""" Technically, we should be adding 2440587.5,
+    however, since we are trying to stick to the stardate
+    concept, we add only 40587.5"""
+jd = t / 86400.0 + 40587.5
+
+print "%05.1f" % jd
+