returns a DateObject expression representing infinite past in time.


InfinitePast
returns a DateObject expression representing infinite past in time.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (2)
Scope (2)
DateList, AbsoluteTime and DateObject all accept infinite time specifications:
DateInterval may use InfinitePast as a starting value for a time period:
All dates prior to the end date will be contained in the interval:
Properties & Relations (1)
Imposing "Eternity" granularity on a date before year 1 CE converts it into InfinitePast:
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2020), InfinitePast, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/InfinitePast.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2020. "InfinitePast." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/InfinitePast.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2020). InfinitePast. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/InfinitePast.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_infinitepast, author="Wolfram Research", title="{InfinitePast}", year="2020", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/InfinitePast.html}", note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_infinitepast, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={InfinitePast}, year={2020}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/InfinitePast.html}, note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}