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Random Date/Time

Generate random dates and times

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Generated Dates

Click "Generate Dates" to create random dates

About the Random Date Generator

Anyone who has had to fill a test database with plausible-looking timestamps, or build a training set for a scheduling app, knows the tedium of typing out dozens of fake dates by hand. The Random Date Generator solves that by producing a batch of random dates and times within any range you set, so you can populate mock records, stress-test date-parsing logic, or seed a calendar demo in a few seconds instead of a few minutes of manual entry.

You control the boundaries with a start date and an end date, then choose how many results to generate — anywhere from a single date up to 100 at once. Each result can include a time component if you check the "Include time" option, and the whole batch can be rendered in ISO 8601, US (MM/DD/YYYY), EU (DD/MM/YYYY), or Unix timestamp format. Generated dates come back sorted chronologically, and you can copy an individual entry or the entire list to your clipboard with one click.

Because the random selection is uniform across the full millisecond range between your start and end dates, the results won't cluster suspiciously around round numbers the way hand-picked "random" dates often do — useful if you're generating test data that needs to look genuinely unpredictable. Everything runs locally in your browser, so nothing you type into the date range or generate ever leaves your device.

How to generate random dates

Set a date range and format, then generate a batch of random dates or timestamps.

  1. 1

    Set the start date

    Pick the earliest date the generator should be allowed to pick from.

  2. 2

    Set the end date

    Pick the latest date to bound the range; results will fall somewhere between the two.

  3. 3

    Choose how many dates to generate

    Enter a number from 1 to 100 in the "Number of Dates" field.

  4. 4

    Pick a format and optional time

    Select ISO 8601, US, EU, or Unix timestamp format, and check "Include time" if you need clock times as well as dates.

  5. 5

    Generate the dates

    Click "Generate Dates" to produce the sorted list of random results.

  6. 6

    Copy the results

    Copy a single date with its row's Copy button, or copy the entire batch at once using the copy-all icon.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the random date and time generator do?

It generates random dates and times within a range you specify. This is useful for populating test databases, creating sample datasets, testing date-handling code, or any scenario where you need plausible but arbitrary timestamps.

Can I specify a date range for generation?

Yes, set a start date and an end date and all generated timestamps will fall uniformly at random within that range. You can also specify whether to include time or generate date-only values.

What output formats are available?

Generated dates can be output in ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ), Unix timestamp (seconds or milliseconds), US date format (MM/DD/YYYY), European format (DD/MM/YYYY), or SQL datetime format. Copy a single value or export a batch as CSV.