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Age Calculator

Calculate your exact age in years, months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds. Also add or subtract years from any date.

Calculate Your Exact Age

Enter your birth date and optionally a specific date to calculate your age at that time.

Please enter a valid birth date. Date cannot be in the future.
Leave empty to calculate age as of today

Age Calculation Results:

Click "Calculate Age" to see your exact age

Add/Subtract Years Calculator

Add or subtract years, months, and days from any date. Useful for calculating future or past dates.

Please enter a valid start date and at least one value to add/subtract.
Add Years
Subtract Years

Date Calculation Result:

Click "Calculate Date" to see the result

Age Difference Calculator

Calculate the exact age difference between two people or dates.

Please enter valid dates for both fields.

Age Difference Result:

Click "Calculate Difference" to see the result

Age at Specific Date

Calculate what your age will be (or was) at a specific future or past date.

Please enter valid dates. Age at date cannot be before birth date.

Age at Specific Date Result:

Click "Calculate Age at Date" to see the result

How Age is Calculated

Age calculation involves determining the time elapsed between two dates. While it might seem simple, there are several factors to consider:

Age = Current Date (or Target Date) - Birth Date

However, age calculation becomes more complex when we consider:

Our calculator handles all these complexities automatically, providing you with accurate age calculations in multiple units.

Add/Subtract Years Calculator

📅 How Adding/Subtracting Years Works

When you add or subtract years from a date, the calculator handles several important considerations:

New Date = Start Date ± (Years + Months + Days)

The calculator automatically accounts for:

  • Leap Years: When adding/subtracting across February 29
  • Month Boundaries: When adding months pushes into the next year
  • Day Adjustments: When the resulting day doesn't exist in the target month

🔢 Smart Date Calculation

Our calculator uses intelligent date arithmetic:

Adding 1 year to February 29, 2020:
Result: February 28, 2021 (not March 1, 2021)

Adding 1 month to January 31:
Result: February 28/29 (not March 3)

This "last day of month" logic ensures natural date progression.

💡 Common Use Cases

The Add/Subtract Years calculator is useful for:

  • Financial Planning: Calculating maturity dates for investments
  • Project Management: Determining project deadlines
  • Legal Documents: Calculating expiration dates
  • Personal Planning: Finding anniversary dates
  • Academic Planning: Determining graduation dates

Common Age Calculation Examples

👶 Child Development Milestones

Parents often track age in months for young children:

A child born on June 15, 2023, on December 15, 2023, is:
6 months old (or 0.5 years)

📊 Add/Subtract Years Examples

Practical examples of date calculations:

Warranty Expiration:
Purchase Date: January 15, 2023 + 2 years = January 15, 2025
Retirement Planning:
Birth Date: March 10, 1975 + 65 years = March 10, 2040
Loan Maturity:
Start Date: July 1, 2023 + 3 years, 6 months = January 1, 2027

🎉 Upcoming Birthdays

Calculating days until next birthday:

If today is February 1, 2024, and your birthday is May 15, 1990:
Your next birthday is in 104 days

Frequently Asked Questions

❓ How accurate is this age calculator?

Our age calculator is highly accurate and accounts for leap years, varying month lengths, and time calculations when provided. It uses the same date calculation methods as standard calendar systems.

❓ How does the Add/Subtract calculator handle leap years?

When adding/subtracting years that cross February 29, the calculator intelligently adjusts to February 28 (or 29 if the target year is a leap year). This ensures natural date progression.

❓ Can I calculate age with time (hours, minutes, seconds)?

Yes, enable the "Include Time Calculation" option to enter birth time and calculation time for precise age calculations down to the second.

❓ What happens when I add 1 month to January 31?

The calculator uses "last day of month" logic. Adding 1 month to January 31 gives you February 28 (or 29 in a leap year), not March 3. This is the standard approach in date arithmetic.