Generate random date

Sample valid ISO calendar dates independently from an inclusive start-to-end interval.

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ToolRandom Date Generator
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How it works

Each YYYY-MM-DD input is parsed at UTC midnight and converted back to the same spelling, which rejects impossible dates that JavaScript would otherwise normalise. The inclusive UTC-day span becomes an integer range, and rejection sampling chooses one offset separately for every output row.

Formula
inclusive day span = end UTC day − start UTC day + 1
  • One output row is the default and the upper bound is 1,000 generated dates.
  • Both calendar bounds are explicit; blank seed selects Web Crypto and seed text selects replayability.

Worked example

Three dates in 2026
Input
											Start date: 2026-01-01
End date: 2026-12-31
Count: 3
Seed: planning
Output
												2026-07-19
2026-06-07
2026-07-24

When to use this

Database suites generate date-only fixtures inside schema bounds, research exercises sample observation days, and planning workshops draw prompts from one project window.

Edge cases

  • 2026-02-30 has the correct shape but fails calendar round-trip validation instead of becoming a March date.
  • Identical start and end values define a one-day interval, so every sample necessarily equals that date.
  • Independent sampling is with replacement, which means the same valid day may appear more than once.

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