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examples

time hour

input

Time.hour

result

time minutes

input

Time.minutes

result

time now

input

Time.now

result

2025-06-21 18:23:04 UTC

class functions

after?

examples

time after evaluation

input

Time.after?(2.days.ago)

result

true

time after future evaluation

input

Time.after?(2.days.from_now)

result

false
before?

examples

time before? false

input

Time.before?(2.days.ago)

result

false

time before true

input

Time.before?(2.days.from_now)

result

true
format

examples

time format yyyy mm dd hh mm ss

input

Time.format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")

result

"2025-06-21 18:23:05"

time format a b d y

input

Time.format("%A, %B %d, %Y")

result

"Saturday, June 21, 2025"

time format hh mm p

input

Time.format("%I:%M %p")

result

"06:23 PM"

week u y

input

Time.format("Week %U of %Y")

result

"Week 24 of 2025"

day j of the year

input

Time.format("Day %j of the year")

result

"Day 172 of the year"
tomorrow

examples

time tomorrow

input

Time.tomorrow

result

2025-06-22 18:23:05 UTC
yesterday

examples

time yesterday 2025

input

Time.yesterday

result

2025-06-20 18:23:05 UTC
past?

examples

time past

input

Time.past?

result

true
future?

examples

time future

input

Time.future?

result

false
year

examples

time year 2025

input

Time.year

result

2025
years

examples

time year current

input

Time.years

result

2025
month

examples

time month

input

Time.month

result

6
months

examples

time months

input

Time.months

result

6
week

examples

time week

input

Time.week

result

25
weeks

examples

time weeks

input

Time.weeks

result

25
week_day

examples

week day

input

Time.week_day

result

6
week_days

examples

week days

input

Time.week_days

result

6
day

examples

time day

input

Time.day

result

21
days

examples

result evaluation

input

Time.days

result

21
hour

examples

code example output resulting in hour 18

input

Time.hour

result

18
hours

examples

time hours

input

Time.hours

result

18
minute

examples

time minute

input

Time.minute

result

23
minutes

examples

time minutes

input

Time.minutes

result

23
second

examples

time second

input

Time.second

result

5
seconds

examples

time seconds

input

Time.seconds

result

5
monday?

examples

time monday

input

Time.monday?

result

false
tuesday?

examples

tuesday check

input

Time.tuesday?

result

false
wednesday?

examples

time wednesday

input

Time.wednesday?

result

false
thursday?

examples

thursday

input

Time.thursday?

result

false
friday?

examples

time friday

input

Time.friday?

result

false
saturday?

examples

time saturday check

input

Time.saturday?

result

true
sunday?

examples

time sunday

input

Time.sunday?

result

false
january?

examples

january boolean check

input

Time.january?

result

false
february?

examples

time february method

input

Time.february?

result

false
march?

examples

time march

input

Time.march?

result

false
april?

examples

time april check

input

Time.april?

result

false
may?

examples

time may

input

Time.may?

result

false
june?

examples

time june

input

Time.june?

result

true
july?

examples

time july

input

Time.july?

result

false
august?

examples

time august result

input

Time.august?

result

false
september?

examples

time september query

input

Time.september?

result

false
october?

examples

time october query

input

Time.october?

result

false
november?

examples

time november

input

Time.november?

result

false
december?

examples

time december

input

Time.december?

result

false
add

examples

time add day 1 hour 2

input

Time.add(day: 1, hour: 2)

result

2025-06-22 20:23:05 UTC

time add hour 3

input

Time.add(hour: 3)

result

2025-06-21 21:23:05 UTC

time add minutes 10

input

Time.add(minutes: 10)

result

2025-06-21 18:33:05 UTC
substract

examples

time substract day 1 hour 2

input

Time.substract(day: 1, hour: 2)

result

2025-06-20 16:23:05 UTC

time substract hour 3

input

Time.substract(hour: 3)

result

2025-06-21 15:23:05 UTC

time substract minutes 10

input

Time.substract(minutes: 10)

result

2025-06-21 18:13:05 UTC
change

examples

change year 2000

input

Time.change(year: 2000)

result

2000-06-21 18:23:05 UTC

change day to first at midnight

input

Time.change(day: 1, hour: 0, minute: 0, second: 0)

result

2025-06-01 00:00:00 UTC

add months 12

input

Time.change(months: 12)

result

2025-12-21 18:23:05 UTC

instance functions

after?

examples

time now check past

input

Time.now.after?(2.days.ago)

result

true

time now check future

input

Time.now.after?(2.days.from_now)

result

false
before?

examples

time now before

input

Time.now.before?(2.days.ago)

result

false

time now before in future

input

Time.now.before?(2.days.from_now)

result

true
format

examples

time format eval

input

Time.now.format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")

result

"2025-06-21 18:23:04"

time format a b d y

input

Time.now.format("%A, %B %d, %Y")

result

"Saturday, June 21, 2025"

time format i m p

input

Time.now.format("%I:%M %p")

result

"06:23 PM"

week format

input

Time.now.format("Week %U of %Y")

result

"Week 24 of 2025"

day format j of the year

input

Time.now.format("Day %j of the year")

result

"Day 172 of the year"
tomorrow

examples

time now tomorrow

input

Time.now.tomorrow

result

2025-06-22 18:23:04 UTC

time yesterday tomorrow

input

Time.yesterday.tomorrow

result

2025-06-21 18:23:04 UTC

time tomorrow tomorrow

input

Time.tomorrow.tomorrow

result

2025-06-23 18:23:04 UTC
yesterday

examples

time now yesterday

input

Time.now.yesterday

result

2025-06-20 18:23:04 UTC

time yesterday yesterday

input

Time.yesterday.yesterday

result

2025-06-19 18:23:04 UTC

time tomorrow yesterday

input

Time.tomorrow.yesterday

result

2025-06-21 18:23:04 UTC
past?

examples

time now past

input

Time.now.past?

result

true

time yesterday past

input

Time.yesterday.past?

result

true

time tomorrow past

input

Time.tomorrow.past?

result

false
future?

examples

check future

input

Time.now.future?

result

false

yesterday future check

input

Time.yesterday.future?

result

false

tomorrow future check

input

Time.tomorrow.future?

result

true
year

examples

time now year

input

Time.now.year

result

2025

time yesterday year

input

Time.yesterday.year

result

2025

time tomorrow year

input

Time.tomorrow.year

result

2025
years

examples

current time years

input

Time.now.years

result

2025

time yesterday years

input

Time.yesterday.years

result

2025

time tomorrow years

input

Time.tomorrow.years

result

2025
month

examples

time now month

input

Time.now.month

result

6

time yesterday month

input

Time.yesterday.month

result

6

time tomorrow month

input

Time.tomorrow.month

result

6
months

examples

time now months

input

Time.now.months

result

6

time yesterday months

input

Time.yesterday.months

result

6

time tomorrow months

input

Time.tomorrow.months

result

6
week

examples

time now week

input

Time.now.week

result

25

time yesterday week

input

Time.yesterday.week

result

25

time tomorrow week

input

Time.tomorrow.week

result

25
weeks

examples

time now weeks

input

Time.now.weeks

result

25

time yesterday weeks

input

Time.yesterday.weeks

result

25

time tomorrow weeks

input

Time.tomorrow.weeks

result

25
week_day

examples

weekday

input

Time.now.week_day

result

6

time yesterday week day

input

Time.yesterday.week_day

result

5

time tomorrow

input

Time.tomorrow.week_day

result

0
week_days

examples

time now week days

input

Time.now.week_days

result

6

time yesterday week days

input

Time.yesterday.week_days

result

5

time tomorrow week days

input

Time.tomorrow.week_days

result

0
day

examples

time now day result 21

input

Time.now.day

result

21

time yesterday day result 20

input

Time.yesterday.day

result

20

time tomorrow day result 22

input

Time.tomorrow.day

result

22
days

examples

time now days result 21

input

Time.now.days

result

21

time yesterday days result 20

input

Time.yesterday.days

result

20

time tomorrow days result 22

input

Time.tomorrow.days

result

22
hour

examples

time now hour

input

Time.now.hour

result

18

time yesterday hour

input

Time.yesterday.hour

result

18

time tomorrow hour

input

Time.tomorrow.hour

result

18
hours

examples

time now hours 18

input

Time.now.hours

result

18

time yesterday hours 18

input

Time.yesterday.hours

result

18

time tomorrow hours 18

input

Time.tomorrow.hours

result

18
minute

examples

time now minute

input

Time.now.minute

result

23

time yesterday minute

input

Time.yesterday.minute

result

23

time tomorrow minute

input

Time.tomorrow.minute

result

23
minutes

examples

time now minutes

input

Time.now.minutes

result

23

time yesterday minutes

input

Time.yesterday.minutes

result

23

time tomorrow minutes

input

Time.tomorrow.minutes

result

23
second

examples

time now second

input

Time.now.second

result

4

time yesterday second

input

Time.yesterday.second

result

4

time tomorrow second

input

Time.tomorrow.second

result

5
seconds

examples

time now seconds

input

Time.now.seconds

result

5

time yesterday seconds

input

Time.yesterday.seconds

result

5

time tomorrow seconds

input

Time.tomorrow.seconds

result

5
monday?

examples

time now monday

input

Time.now.monday?

result

false

time yesterday monday

input

Time.yesterday.monday?

result

false

time tomorrow monday

input

Time.tomorrow.monday?

result

false
tuesday?

examples

tuesday check

input

Time.now.tuesday?

result

false

time yesterday tuesday

input

Time.yesterday.tuesday?

result

false

time tomorrow tuesday

input

Time.tomorrow.tuesday?

result

false
wednesday?

examples

time now wednesday

input

Time.now.wednesday?

result

false

time yesterday wednesday

input

Time.yesterday.wednesday?

result

false

time tomorrow wednesday

input

Time.tomorrow.wednesday?

result

false
thursday?

examples

time now thursday

input

Time.now.thursday?

result

false

time yesterday thursday

input

Time.yesterday.thursday?

result

false

time tomorrow thursday

input

Time.tomorrow.thursday?

result

false
friday?

examples

time now friday false

input

Time.now.friday?

result

false

time yesterday friday true

input

Time.yesterday.friday?

result

true

time tomorrow friday false

input

Time.tomorrow.friday?

result

false
saturday?

examples

time now saturday

input

Time.now.saturday?

result

true

time yesterday saturday

input

Time.yesterday.saturday?

result

false

time tomorrow saturday

input

Time.tomorrow.saturday?

result

false
sunday?

examples

time now sunday

input

Time.now.sunday?

result

false

time yesterday sunday

input

Time.yesterday.sunday?

result

false

time tomorrow sunday

input

Time.tomorrow.sunday?

result

true
january?

examples

time now january test

input

Time.now.january?

result

false

time yesterday january test

input

Time.yesterday.january?

result

false

time tomorrow january test

input

Time.tomorrow.january?

result

false
february?

examples

time now february false

input

Time.now.february?

result

false

time yesterday february false

input

Time.yesterday.february?

result

false

time tomorrow february false

input

Time.tomorrow.february?

result

false
march?

examples

time now march

input

Time.now.march?

result

false

time yesterday march

input

Time.yesterday.march?

result

false

time tomorrow march

input

Time.tomorrow.march?

result

false
april?

examples

time now april

input

Time.now.april?

result

false

time yesterday april

input

Time.yesterday.april?

result

false

time tomorrow april

input

Time.tomorrow.april?

result

false
may?

examples

time now may

input

Time.now.may?

result

false

time yesterday may

input

Time.yesterday.may?

result

false

time tomorrow may

input

Time.tomorrow.may?

result

false
june?

examples

time now june

input

Time.now.june?

result

true

time yesterday june

input

Time.yesterday.june?

result

true

time tomorrow june

input

Time.tomorrow.june?

result

true
july?

examples

time now july

input

Time.now.july?

result

false

time yesterday july

input

Time.yesterday.july?

result

false

time tomorrow july

input

Time.tomorrow.july?

result

false
august?

examples

time dot now august

input

Time.now.august?

result

false

time yesterday august

input

Time.yesterday.august?

result

false

time tomorrow august

input

Time.tomorrow.august?

result

false
september?

examples

time now september query

input

Time.now.september?

result

false

time yesterday september query

input

Time.yesterday.september?

result

false

time tomorrow september query

input

Time.tomorrow.september?

result

false
october?

examples

time now october

input

Time.now.october?

result

false

time yesterday october

input

Time.yesterday.october?

result

false

time tomorrow october

input

Time.tomorrow.october?

result

false
november?

examples

time now november

input

Time.now.november?

result

false

time yesterday november

input

Time.yesterday.november?

result

false

time tomorrow november

input

Time.tomorrow.november?

result

false
december?

examples

time now december

input

Time.now.december?

result

false

time yesterday december

input

Time.yesterday.december?

result

false

time tomorrow december

input

Time.tomorrow.december?

result

false
add

examples

time now add day and hour

input

Time.now.add(day: 1, hour: 2)

result

2025-06-22 20:23:05 UTC

time yesterday add hour

input

Time.yesterday.add(hour: 3)

result

2025-06-20 21:23:05 UTC

time tomorrow add minutes

input

Time.tomorrow.add(minutes: 10)

result

2025-06-22 18:33:05 UTC
substract

examples

time now subtract

input

Time.now.substract(day: 1, hour: 2)

result

2025-06-20 16:23:05 UTC

time yesterday subtract hour

input

Time.yesterday.substract(hour: 3)

result

2025-06-20 15:23:05 UTC

time tomorrow subtract minutes

input

Time.tomorrow.substract(minutes: 10)

result

2025-06-22 18:13:05 UTC
change

examples

time now change year 2000

input

Time.now.change(year: 2000)

result

2000-06-21 18:23:05 UTC

time yesterday change day 1 00 00 00 utc

input

Time.yesterday.change(day: 1, hour: 0, minute: 0, second: 0)

result

2025-06-01 00:00:00 UTC

time tomorrow change 12 months

input

Time.tomorrow.change(months: 12)

result

2025-12-22 18:23:05 UTC