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Random date generator

Get a random date between any two dates, or switch to a random month, day of the week or time of day. Draw one or up to ten at once, keep only workdays, and with no repeats on, nothing comes up twice until you start over.

What to draw

    Nothing drawn yet

    A drawn result stays out until you press Start over. Switched off, anything can come up again, but never twice in the same draw.

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    How to get a random date

    1. Pick what to draw at the top: Date, Month, Weekday or Time.
    2. For a date, set From and To. Both days can come up. For a time, set the hours the same way; a range like 22:00 to 06:00 runs through midnight.
    3. Press Draw a date. The card shows the date with its day of the week. Set How many to get up to ten different ones at once.
    4. Under Options, keep only Monday to Friday, choose steps of 5, 15 or 30 minutes for times, or sort several results in order. History keeps every draw, and Copy puts the result on your clipboard.

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    What people use a random date for

    Date night and plans

    Draw a day of the week for the next date night or a weekend in the next three months for a trip, and stop going back and forth. With no repeats on, a whole series of dates comes out without one landing twice.

    Tests and spreadsheets

    Need sample birthdays, order dates or appointment times for a test or a demo? Draw ten at once, sort them and copy them straight into a spreadsheet. The copied dates come out in full, one per line.

    Classroom and games

    Draw a date and ask what day of the week it was, which season it falls in or what happened that day in history. Present mode shows it big enough for a projector, and the space bar draws the next one.

    Fair turns and checks

    Pick the day for an unannounced check, a team meeting or a cleaning schedule without anyone being able to say it was planned. A random time inside office hours, in steps of 15 minutes, works the same way.

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    Questions about the random date generator

    Is every date equally likely?

    Yes. Every date in your range has exactly the same chance, and so does every month, weekday or time. The pick is made by the secure random generator built into your browser; the short roll you see before the result lands is only decoration.

    Are the first and last day included?

    Yes. A range from January 1 to December 31 holds all 365 days of the year, or 366 in a leap year. If the end date is before the start date, the page tells you and waits until you fix it.

    How far back or forward can I go?

    Any day from the year 1 to the year 9999, using today's calendar for every year. Dates are counted as whole days, so time zones and daylight saving time never shift a result.

    Can I get only weekdays?

    Yes. Under Options, switch on Monday to Friday only and weekends drop out of the draw. Public holidays still count, because they differ from one country and region to the next.

    How does the random time work?

    Choose Time, set the earliest and latest time and pick steps of 1, 5, 15, 30 or 60 minutes under Options. With steps of 15 minutes between 09:00 and 17:00 there are 33 possible times, and each is equally likely.

    Can I get the same date twice?

    Not while No repeats is on: a drawn value stays out until you press Start over. Switch it off and anything can come up again, but one draw of several results never holds the same one twice.

    Do I need to sign up or install anything?

    No. The page works in any modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer, keeps working offline once it has loaded, and saves your settings and history only on your own device.

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