SAS. Why "Jan 11 2002" == "88399", according to documentation?

Question

I was reading the [dates documentation][1], but couldn't understand how SAS handled the dates: On [SAS website][2] they explain that `Jan 1 1961` is 366, which makes sense : this is the number of days from `Jan 1 1960`. Further they convert `Jan 11 2002` into `88399` WHY ? This does not make any sense . The number of days from `Jan 1 1960 ` to `Jan 11 2002 ` is NOT 88399, it is around 16K !!! **Where do they get the 88399 ?** Thanks in advance ! ![enter image description here][3] [1]: https://v8doc.sas.com/sashtml/lrcon/zenid-63.htm [2]: https://v8doc.sas.com/sashtml/lrcon/zenid-63.htm [3]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/kp7LE.png

Answer 1

It's a typo. They meant Jan 11 2202