Template:Compare dates

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Usage

This template takes two mandatory unnamed parameters. The first is a date/time string and the second is a level of precision. It then returns a plain language comparison of the date/time to the current UTC date/time. If it's not the next, current, or previous one, the template just returns the date/time entered.

Examples

• {{Compare dates|04:16 2 November 2024|hour}} returns this hour
• {{Compare dates|2 November 2024|day}} returns today
• {{Compare dates|October 2024|month}} returns last month
• {{Compare dates|March 2025|month}} returns March 2025
• {{Compare dates|October 1887|month}} returns October 1887

Parameters

Returns a plain language comparison of a date or time to the present

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Date	1	The date or time being compared	Date	required
Precision	2	The level of precision at which the comparison is being made; handles the suggested values listed. Suggested values hour day month year	Unknown	required

See also

• {{Is now}}
• {{Age switch}}

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