Date calculations

This is possible with the datenumber package

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{datenumber}

\begin{document}

\setdatetoday
\addtocounter{datenumber}{30}%
\setdatebynumber{\thedatenumber}%
In 30 days is \datedate

\setdatetoday
\addtocounter{datenumber}{60}%
\setdatebynumber{\thedatenumber}%
In 60 days is \datedate

\setdatetoday
\addtocounter{datenumber}{90}%
\setdatebynumber{\thedatenumber}%
In 90 days is \datedate

\end{document}

Which results in:

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See the advdate package.

Edit Six years later, I am finally getting around to adding an example. It does what the package says it does.

\AdvanceDate Advances date the specified number of days [an argument in square brackets, defaulting to 1] and sets the result to \today

Two things to notice there:

  • To advance by 30 days, for instance, the syntax is \AdvanceDate[30].

  • The package effectively uses \today as a variable. Which means if you are recording several dates relative to today, you need to advance incrementally. If you want 30 days, then 60 days, you need to call \AdvanceDate[30] twice.

  • Of course, TeX's scoping rules are still in effect. So if you advance \today in a group, the changes end when the group ends. So if you make a table your increments are forgotten at the end of each cell.

Here is an example document, showing both of these:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{advdate}
\begin{document}
Today is: \today

Tomorrow is: \DayAfter

30 days from today is \AdvanceDate[30]\today.

60 days from today is \AdvanceDate[30]\today.

180 days from today is \AdvanceDate[120]\today.
\AdvanceDate[-180]
\bigskip

\begin{tabular}{|cc|}\hline
    Relative description & Date \\\hline
    today & \today \\
    tomorrow & \DayAfter \\
    30 days from today & \AdvanceDate[30]\today\\
    60 days from today & \AdvanceDate[60]\today\\
    180 days from today & \AdvanceDate[180]\today\\\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

mwe output


This is possible with the datetime2 package:

\documentclass[italian]{article}
\usepackage[calc,useregional]{datetime2}
\newcount\myct
\newcount\datecount
\newcommand{\myday}[1]{%
    \DTMsavenow{mydate}
    \DTMsaveddateoffsettojulianday{mydate}{#1}{\myct}
    \DTMsavejulianday{mydate}{\number\myct}
    \DTMusedate{mydate}
}

\begin{document}

\today~ is the day

In 10 days is  \myday{10}

In 30 days is  \myday{30}

In 90 days is  \myday{90}


\end{document}