# Calculate time difference

**URL:** <https://forums.losant.com/t/calculate-time-difference/2069>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** workflow\
**Created:** [August 9, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/calculate-time-difference/2069 "2019-08-09T14:25:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Lars\_Andersson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@Lars\_Andersson](https://forums.losant.com/u/Lars_Andersson)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/calculate-time-difference/2069/1 "2019-08-09T14:25:40Z")

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how to I best calculate time difference in a math node?  
I want to compare an older timestamp to the current time and get the difference in days and hours

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**Author:** ![JuliaKempf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/juliakempf/32/2446_2.png) [@JuliaKempf](https://forums.losant.com/u/JuliaKempf)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/calculate-time-difference/2069/2 "2019-08-09T14:29:35Z")

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Hi Lars,

These [format helpers](https://docs.losant.com/workflows/accessing-payload-data/#format-helpers) should do the trick 😄

Thanks!  
Julia