# Days Ago

Returns the number of days since a given date variable. Statamic will attempt to parse any string as a date, but try to keep it in the least ambiguous date format possible.


```yaml
# Let's assume a server date of "December 31 2021"
date: December 25 2021
```

::tabs

::tab antlers
```antlers
{{ date | days_ago }}
```
::tab blade
```blade`
{{ Statamic::modify($date)->daysAgo() }}
``
::

```output
6
```