# Math operations with dates

**URL:** https://community.parabola.io/t/math-operations-with-dates/2407
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**Tags:** Building-Flows
**Created:** [June 13, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.parabola.io/t/math-operations-with-dates/2407 "2022-06-13T17:13:17Z")
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### Author: ![Jair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@Jair](https://community.parabola.io/u/Jair)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.parabola.io/t/math-operations-with-dates/2407/1 "2022-06-13T17:13:18Z")

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Hello, how can I add days to a date that I currently have in a column, for example:

2022-02-25 + 280 = 2022-12-02

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### Author: ![Ayana\_Usui](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.parabola.io/ayana_usui/32/1985_2.png) [@Ayana\_Usui](https://community.parabola.io/u/Ayana_Usui)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.parabola.io/t/math-operations-with-dates/2407/2 "2022-06-13T23:13:07Z")

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Hi Jair, welcome to Parabola’s Community 👋

You’ll be able to calculate dates with a few simple steps in Parabola:

1. Convert your Date to unix (X)
2. Insert math column and add/subtract the number of days. Unix (X) is measured in seconds, so be sure to add/subtract the number of days converted to seconds
3. Convert your Date back to your desired format ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/parabola/original/2X/2/27b31d00900fdc43d6785d75fa84945b2a826125.png)

Here’s a Parabola Snippet of the screenshot above: **parabola:cb:edf6f39f-95f8-46b6-a364-f72799094a1a**  
_(How to use snippets located [here](https://community.parabola.io/t/how-can-i-create-a-snippet-so-that-i-can-share-flows-that-i-have-created/723/2))_

Let us know if you have questions as you get this set up!

Ayana