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Date duration calculator

Date to Date Calculator

Find the exact duration from one date to another, in years, months and days, and as a total in every unit.

Duration

1 year

Total days
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Weeks
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Months
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Years
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Hours
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Minutes
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Seconds
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Business days
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Without US holidays
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How it works

How to Count the Duration Between Two Dates

Start on the earlier date and count forward in whole years, then whole months, and finally the days left over. That gives the familiar “2 years, 3 months and 10 days” form used for ages, tenancies and service records.

Calendar months vary from 28 to 31 days, so the same number of days can be a different number of months depending on where you start. For example, 30 days from January 15 is February 14, which is less than a month, but 30 days from April 1 is May 1, exactly one month.

For totals, the calculator converts the full span into days first and then multiplies out: 24 hours per day, 1,440 minutes and 86,400 seconds.

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Questions About Date to Date Calculator

What does a date to date calculator do?

It measures the duration from one date to another. The headline result is in years, months and days (like “1 year, 2 months, 5 days”), and the tiles below give the same span as a total in every unit.

How is the duration in years, months and days worked out?

Whole calendar months are counted first, from the start date forward, then the leftover days. When a month is shorter than the start day (starting on the 31st, for example), the month ends on its last day, so January 31 to February 28 counts as one month.

How do I count the duration of time in hours?

The hours, minutes and seconds tiles show the total for the whole span. To measure between two times of day, use the time duration calculator.

Is this different from the days between dates calculator?

Same maths, different focus. The days between dates tool leads with a day count; this one leads with the calendar duration and shows every unit.