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This template returns the number of full years, surplus months, and surplus days between two specified dates. If the second set of parameters is not included, it will return the number of years, months and days between a specified date and today's date. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Year ('from' date) 1 year The year of the (first) date Number ...
Returns the number of full years and surplus days between two specified dates (or, if only one date is entered, between the specified date and today's date) Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Earlier date 1 The earlier date being compared Date required Later date 2 The later date being compared ...
Or simply, using the simpler parameter names, compatible with {{Age in years, months and days}}: {{Age in years, months, weeks and days |month = 1 |day = 1 |year = 1 }} → 2023 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 1 day; Alternatively, the first set of parameters can be left out to get the time left until a future date, such as the next Wikipedia Day:
The number of days between two dates, which is simply the difference in their Julian day numbers. The dates of moveable holidays, like Christian Easter (the calculation is known as Computus) followed up by Ascension Thursday and Pentecost or Advent Sundays, or the Jewish Passover, for a given year. Converting a date between different calendars.
Use a hyphen (-) to indicate a negative date difference instead of a minus (−); a hyphen may allow the result to be used in a calculation. sep=comma: Separator between items is a comma: 1 year, 2 months, 3 days. The default is 1 year, 2 months and 3 days. sep=, Same as sep=comma. sep=serialcomma: Use a serial comma: 1 year, 2 months, and 3 ...
The Gregorian calendar is assumed, with no special support provided for dual dating or the difference between Old Style and New Style dates. If a reference dated July 4, 2022, mentions that someone is 50 years old, that person's current age can be rendered using:
Besides calculating the age of the person, the benefit of using this template is to allow for the inclusion of hidden microformat dates, which may be indexed or searched by software tools. Note: The template may not calculate the age correctly if a full date (month, day, year) is not provided.