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title: "How do I calculate relative time?"  
description: "How do I calculate relative time?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2013-05-29  
updated: 2013-05-29  
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category: "c#"  
tags: ["c#"]  
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# How do I calculate relative time?

Hi [Expert](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13120/an-expert-financial-advice-will-improve-your-finances)!\
Given a specific [DateTime](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/12949/how-to-validate-if-a-datetime-field-is-not-null-empty) [value](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23219/an-optimized-description-adds-value-to-experience-and-in-turn-effectively-guest-posting-packages), how do I display [relative](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/33881/overview-of-relative-absolute-fixed-and-sticky-positioning-in-css) time, like\
2 [hours](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/101444/who-s-the-youngest-winner-of-the-le-mans-24-hours-race) ago3 [days](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/157271/how-to-get-cloudways-free-trial-for-14-days-free) agoa month agoetcetera?\
Please help!Thanks in advance.

## Replies

### Reply by AVADHESH PATEL

Hi Ashish!\
Try as following\
const int SECOND = 1;const int MINUTE = 60 * SECOND;const int HOUR = 60 * MINUTE;const int DAY = 24 * HOUR;const int MONTH = 30 * DAY;\
if (delta < 0){ return "not yet";}if (delta < 1 * MINUTE){ return ts.Seconds == 1 ? "one second ago" : ts.Seconds + " seconds ago";}if (delta < 2 * MINUTE){ return "a minute ago";}if (delta < 45 * MINUTE){ return ts.Minutes + " minutes ago";}if (delta < 90 * MINUTE){ return "an hour ago";}if (delta < 24 * HOUR){ return ts.Hours + " hours ago";}if (delta < 48 * HOUR){ return "yesterday";}if (delta < 30 * DAY){ return ts.Days + " days ago";}if (delta < 12 * MONTH){ int months = Convert.ToInt32(Math.Floor((double)ts.Days / 30)); return months <= 1 ? "one month ago" : months + " months ago";}else{ int years = Convert.ToInt32(Math.Floor((double)ts.Days / 365)); return years <= 1 ? "one year ago" : years + " years ago";}


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