# ee.Date.getRange

Returns a DateRange covering the unit of the specified type that contains this date, e.g., Date('2013-3-15').getRange('year') returns DateRange('2013-1-1', '2014-1-1').

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| Usage | Returns |
|---|---|
| `Date.getRange(unit, *timeZone*)` | DateRange |

| Argument | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| this: `date` | Date |   |
| `unit` | String | One of 'year', 'month', 'week', 'day', 'hour', 'minute', or 'second'. |
| `timeZone` | String, default: null | The time zone (e.g., 'America/Los_Angeles'); defaults to UTC. |

## Examples

### Code Editor (JavaScript)

```javascript
var date = ee.Date('2021-4-30T07:15:31.24');

print('1-year date range covering input date', date.getRange('year'));
print('1-month date range covering input date', date.getRange('month'));
print('1-week date range covering input date', date.getRange('week'));
print('1-day date range covering input date', date.getRange('day'));
print('1-hour date range covering input date', date.getRange('hour'));
print('1-minute date range covering input date', date.getRange('minute'));
print('1-second date range covering input date', date.getRange('second'));
```
Python setup

See the [Python Environment](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/guides/python_install) page for information on the Python API and using
`geemap` for interactive development.

```python
import ee
import geemap.core as geemap
```

### Colab (Python)

```python
date = ee.Date('2021-4-30T07:15:31.24')

display('1-year date range covering input date:', date.getRange('year'))
display('1-month date range covering input date:', date.getRange('month'))
display('1-week date range covering input date:', date.getRange('week'))
display('1-day date range covering input date:', date.getRange('day'))
display('1-hour date range covering input date:', date.getRange('hour'))
display('1-minute date range covering input date:', date.getRange('minute'))
display('1-second date range covering input date:', date.getRange('second'))
```