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DaysBetween

DaysBetween[{year1, month1, day1}, {year2, month2, day2}]
gives the number of days between the dates {year1, month1, day1} and {year2, month2, day2}.
DaysBetween[{year1, month1, day1, hour1, minute1, second1}, {year2, month2, day2, hour2, minute2, second2}]
gives the number of days between the given dates.
  • The following options can be given:
CalendarAutomaticspecifies which calendar system to use
  • The default calendar is the usual American calendar, but can be changed with the Calendar option.
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The number of days between consecutive days is 1:
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The number of days between the same date is 0:
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If the second date is earlier than the first date, then a negative result is returned:
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John F. Kennedy's presidency is referred to as lasting 1000 days:
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Hours, minutes, and seconds do not affect DaysBetween:
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In the default (Western/American) calendar 11 days were deleted in September 1752:
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In the default (Western/American) calendar, 1752 had 355 days:
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