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Trailing space tests

Purge

1 Jan 2012:

>13 years ago<
>13 years ago<sbx

current time:

>0 seconds ago<
>0 seconds ago<sbx

1 Jan 2012, with purge

>13 years ago (purge)<
>13 years ago (purge)<sbx

current time with purge:

>0 seconds ago (purge)<
>0 seconds ago (purge)<sbx

Line break test (no purge)

live>0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge)<<

sbx>0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge)<<

Line break test (purge can appear at start of line)

live>0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge)<<

sbx>0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge) 0 seconds ago (purge)<<

Sandbox tests

Normal: 15 years ago
Minutes: 8317476 minutes ago
Days: 5776 days ago
Weeks: 825 weeks ago
Months: 189 months ago
Future: 290 months' time

Errors

Bad date: Error: first parameter cannot be parsed as a date or time.
Unknown specified magnitude: 499048588 seconds ago
No parameters: 0 seconds ago
Capitalization: 499048588 seconds ago

min_magnitude

	no	seconds	minutes	hours	days	months	years	nonsense
`-111 seconds`	111 seconds ago	111 seconds ago	1 minute ago	0 hours ago	0 days ago	0 months ago	0 years ago	111 seconds ago
`-30 minutes`	30 minutes ago	30 minutes ago	30 minutes ago	0 hours ago	0 days ago	0 months ago	0 years ago	30 minutes ago
`24 April 2025`	36 minutes ago	36 minutes ago	36 minutes ago	0 hours ago	0 days ago	0 months ago	0 years ago	36 minutes ago
`-25 hours`	25 hours ago	25 hours ago	25 hours ago	25 hours ago	1 day ago	0 months ago	0 years ago	25 hours ago
`1 January 2010`	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago
`17 November 2009`	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago
`20 May 1988`	36 years ago	36 years ago	36 years ago	36 years ago	36 years ago	36 years ago	36 years ago	36 years ago
`5 months`	5 months' time	5 months' time	5 months' time	5 months' time	5 months' time	5 months' time	0 years' time	5 months' time

Original version tests

Normal: 15 years ago
Minutes: 8317476 minutes ago
Days: 5776 days ago
Weeks: 825 weeks ago
Months: 189 months ago
Future: 290 months' time

Errors

Bad date: Error: first parameter cannot be parsed as a date or time.
Unknown specified magnitude: 499048588 seconds ago
No parameters: 0 seconds ago
Capitalization: 499048588 seconds ago

min_magnitude

	no	seconds	minutes	hours	days	months	years	nonsense
`-111 seconds`	111 seconds ago	111 seconds ago	1 minute ago	0 hours ago	0 days ago	0 months ago	0 years ago	111 seconds ago
`-30 minutes`	30 minutes ago	30 minutes ago	30 minutes ago	0 hours ago	0 days ago	0 months ago	0 years ago	30 minutes ago
`24 April 2025`	36 minutes ago	36 minutes ago	36 minutes ago	0 hours ago	0 days ago	0 months ago	0 years ago	36 minutes ago
`-25 hours`	25 hours ago	25 hours ago	25 hours ago	25 hours ago	1 day ago	0 months ago	0 years ago	25 hours ago
`1 January 2010`	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago
`17 November 2009`	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago	15 years ago
`20 May 1988`	36 years ago	36 years ago	36 years ago	36 years ago	36 years ago	36 years ago	36 years ago	36 years ago
`5 months`	4 months' time	4 months' time	4 months' time	4 months' time	4 months' time	4 months' time	0 years' time	4 months' time

Now works in the future

Original: 32 years' time
Sandbox: 32 years' time

Non-breaking space

Test using a non-breaking space between the number and the units (year, month, day, etc). A breaking space is used between the units and "ago" (similar to the output of Template:Start date and years ago).

These examples are placed inside a narrow <div> to force a line break. They are based on the current date and time, which is: 2025-04-24 12:36:28 (UTC). If that is not correct, click Purge to update the page.

Example	Current output	Sandbox output
`{{Time ago\|-13 months\|min_magnitude=years}}`	1 year ago	1 year ago
`{{Time ago\|-32 days\|min_magnitude=months}}`	1 month ago	1 month ago
`{{Time ago\|-25 hours\|min_magnitude=days}}`	1 day ago	1 day ago
`{{Time ago\|-65 minutes\|min_magnitude=hours}}`	1 hour ago	1 hour ago
`{{Time ago\|-75 seconds\|min_magnitude=minutes}}`	1 minute ago	1 minute ago
`{{Time ago\|-15 seconds\|min_magnitude=seconds}}`	14 seconds ago	14 seconds ago

Blank values of ago

He has worked for FooBar Corp for the last {{time ago|1 January 1985|ago=}}.

Main

He has worked for FooBar Corp for the last 40 years.

Sandbox

He has worked for FooBar Corp for the last 40 years.

Blank future values of ago

{{time ago|1 January {{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}} + 5}}|ago=}}

Main

4 years

Sandbox

4 years

{{time ago|{{#time:c|+ 1 second}}|ago=}}

Main

2 seconds

Sandbox

2 seconds

Comparing hours, days, and weeks for the same time periods

{{Time ago|20250424003628|magnitude=hours}}

Current time
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
0 hours ago	0 hours ago

{{Time ago|20250402000030|magnitude=hours}}

21 days ago at 30 seconds after midnight, display hours
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
528 hours ago	528 hours ago

{{Time ago|20250402000130|magnitude=hours}}

21 days ago at 1:30 after midnight, display hours
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
528 hours ago	528 hours ago

{{Time ago|20250402000030|magnitude=days}}

21 days ago at 30 seconds after midnight, display days
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
22 days ago	22 days ago

{{Time ago|20250402000130|magnitude=days}}

21 days ago at 1:30 after midnight, display days
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
22 days ago	22 days ago

{{Time ago|20250402000030|magnitude=weeks}}

21 days ago at 30 seconds after midnight, display weeks (erroneous output)
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
3 weeks ago	3 weeks ago

{{Time ago|20250402000130|magnitude=weeks}}

21 days ago at 1:30 after midnight, display weeks
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
3 weeks ago	3 weeks ago

{{Time ago|20250305000030|magnitude=weeks}}

49 days ago at 30 seconds after midnight, display weeks (erroneous output)
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
7 weeks ago	7 weeks ago

{{Time ago|20250305000130|magnitude=weeks}}

49 days ago at 1:30 after midnight, display weeks
{{Time ago}}	{{Time ago/sandbox}}
7 weeks ago	7 weeks ago