Example
Input (between mode)
Start: 1995-06-15 End: 2026-05-13
Output
Exact: 30 years 10 months 28 days Total days: 11,290 Total weeks: 1,612w 6d Total hours: 270,960 Total mins: 16,257,600
Note
Four modes: between / add / convert / D-day. The D-day mode adds labeled dates as D-N · D-Day · D+N entries, sorted by proximity — stored in localStorage.
Usage / FAQ
When to use
- Compute project, contract, or warranty durations
- Track anniversaries or vacation D-days (persisted in localStorage)
- Find date + N days = which date (deadlines, …)
- See how many days since a user signed up (customer success)
- Accurate duration math that respects leap years and varying month lengths
FAQ
- Q.Is every year 365 days?
- A.No — leap years have 366. This tool gets it right. Outputs like "30 years 10 months 28 days" follow the actual calendar and can differ from naive `days / 365`.
- Q.Why are some D-days negative?
- A.Sorted by absolute proximity. A D+5 event (5 days ago) may sit closer to today than a D-30 (30 days away), so they're shown together by closeness in time.
- Q.My D-day list disappeared!
- A.Stored only in localStorage — clearing browser data, using incognito mode, or moving to another device loses it. Back up important dates in a calendar too.
Fun facts
The Julian Day Number was introduced in 1583 by astronomer Joseph Scaliger — a continuous day count with epoch January 1, 4713 BC. He picked a far-enough-back start so that every astronomical and historical event could be compared as a single number. 'Julian' is named for his father, Julius.
Wikipedia — Julian dayWhen the Gregorian calendar arrived in 1582, Catholic countries skipped from Thursday, October 4, to Friday, October 15 — a 10-day jump to fix accumulated Easter-calculation drift. Britain and the US made the switch in 1752 with an 11-day jump (Sept 2 → Sept 14), and some Orthodox countries kept the Julian calendar into the 20th century.
Wikipedia — Gregorian calendarThe Gregorian leap-year rule is '4, but not 100, except 400' — so 2000 was a leap year while 1900 and 2100 are not. The 365.2425-day average is just 26 seconds off the true tropical year (365.24219), drifting by about a day every 3,000 years.
Wikipedia — Leap year
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