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, January 6, 1979

Added to Thursday, December 7, 1978.

ISO date1979-01-06

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.