Date arithmetic

Add or subtract dates

Move a date by calendar units. Years are applied first, then months, then weeks and days; invalid month-end dates clamp to that month’s final day.

Result

Thursday, May 17, 1973

Added to Tuesday, April 17, 1973.

ISO date1973-05-17

WeekdayThursday

Absolute day distance30

Month-end clamping happens after years and again after months. For example, subtracting one month from March 31 lands on February 28 or 29.