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Thisdays between dates calculator will help you calculate how many days are between two given dates. For instance,if you are wondering how many days have passed since an event took place orthe number of days until an event takes place, thishow many days are there between two dates calculator is just what you need. As a bonus, you can express the results in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years.
Keep reading to learn more about:
- How to calculate the number of days between two dates; and
- How to use our days between dates calculator.
How to use our days between dates calculator
To use thisdays between dates calculator, you can:
- Click the calendar icon in theFrom field.
- Select the start date in the period you are trying to count.Use the arrow keys to change the year and month.
- Click the calendar icon in theTo field.
- Choose the end date.
- In theTime between field, this answer will be expressed in days by default.
- You may click on the day option tochange day to a unit that best suit your need.
🔎 By selecting theInclude end date checkbox, our days between dates calculator will include the end date in the calculation.
What is the method used to calculate how many days there are between two dates?
If you wish to learn more about how to calculate the days between two dates by hand, follow these steps. For example, if you were born on September 5th, 1970, and you want to work outhow old you are in days as of June 5th, 2022.
Subtract the start year from the end year. Since September 2022 has not yet arrived, we know the last complete year is September 2021, so we subtract:
2021 − 1970 = 51.- Convert the result to days: Each year is
365.25days (we include the.25to cater for leap years). The number of days in51years would be365.25 × 51 = 18,627.75days.
- Convert the result to days: Each year is
Find the number of months from September 2021 to June 2022.
Month 12 − Month 9 = 3months in 2021.Month 6 − Month 1 + 1 = 6.- So the number of months is
9. - Multiply the average number of days in a month by our 9 months:
365.25/12 × 9 = 273.9375 days.
Add the total number of days together and round the final answer:
18,627.75 + 273.9375 = 18,901.6875.Round down to get 18,901 — the number of days, not including the end date. Round up (18,902) to include the end date.
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FAQs
How do I go about calculating the days between two dates?
To calculate the number of days between two dates, you need tosubtract the start date from the end date.
- If this crosses several years, you shouldcalculate the number of full years.
- For the period left over, work outthe number of months.
- For the leftover period, work outthe number of days.
- Convert these values toone unit over all periods (whether it's seconds, minutes, days, etc.).
- Finally,add all the values together.
How many days are there between the 4th and the 26th of July?
There are22 days between the 4th and the 26th of July.
The number of days is the end date minus the start date:Days = 26 − 4 = 22
If we want to include the end date, then we add 1 day to the result:Days = 26 − 4 + 1 = 23
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