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

Saturday, May 17, 1975

Added to Thursday, April 17, 1975.

ISO date1975-05-17

WeekdaySaturday

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.