# Count days (date) **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [December 11, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/count-days-date/2746406 "2023-12-11T13:21:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![luiz.primaz2ddpyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9a140/32.png) [@luiz.primaz2ddpyu](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luiz.primaz2ddpyu)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/count-days-date/2746406/1 "2023-12-11T13:21:38Z")
Hi, I wanted to know if there is a way to count the days since a date… I was looking at some topics but I didn’t understand, I want the user to start counting the days, months, years, hours and minutes when they enter the application… Let it begin counting using the real-time date and time. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/count-days-date/2746406/2 "2023-12-11T20:02:53Z")
It’s helpful if you link to topics you’ve read so that we know what to suggest. Here are a couple you might find helpful: • [The calculation of two times](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-calculation-of-two-times/1540784) • [Duration between hours on different days](https://community.thunkable.com/t/duration-between-hours-on-different-days/1662003) If you get stuck, post a screenshot of the blocks or code you’ve tried and ask a specific question. ---
**Author:** ![luiz.primaz2ddpyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9a140/32.png) [@luiz.primaz2ddpyu](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luiz.primaz2ddpyu)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/count-days-date/2746406/3 "2023-12-12T10:59:13Z")
I haven’t tried anything yet, I don’t even know where to start. I need to calculate the days, example: The person accessed the application for the first time on 12/12/2023. When the person accesses it again on 01/12/2024, it will have counted one month, understand? And so on, I want to count the days. ---
**Author:** ![luiz.primaz2ddpyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9a140/32.png) [@luiz.primaz2ddpyu](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luiz.primaz2ddpyu)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/count-days-date/2746406/4 "2023-12-12T13:38:01Z")
I managed to count the date, but there is a problem: Depending on the dates, the result is negative… ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/b/7b965fd5971ee6d3cae71a9fe337b88a217eae80.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/9/1/913ad9f4cb5fe8e4425820f9e899435e401a07bb.png) ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/count-days-date/2746406/5 "2023-12-12T19:07:01Z")
This is not the method used in either of those topics I linked to above. You need to go back and follow that advice. ---
**Author:** ![luiz.primaz2ddpyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9a140/32.png) [@luiz.primaz2ddpyu](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luiz.primaz2ddpyu)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/count-days-date/2746406/6 "2023-12-14T00:27:14Z")
Sorry but I didn’t understand the content of those links you sent, I just want to know how to avoid negative numbers. How do I reverse them. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/count-days-date/2746406/7 "2023-12-14T01:11:51Z")
You use [absolute value](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/blocks/math#logarithmic-values). Or if (number) \< 0 then multiply (number) by -1. ---
**Author:** ![luiz.primaz2ddpyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9a140/32.png) [@luiz.primaz2ddpyu](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luiz.primaz2ddpyu)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 10:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/count-days-date/2746406/8 "2023-12-14T10:54:37Z")
I got it, thank you ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/count-days-date/2746406/9 "2023-12-14T17:49:53Z")
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