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---
title: date.quarter() function
description: >
The `date.quarter()` function returns the quarter of the year for a specified time.
Results range from `[1-4]`.
aliases:
- /influxdb/v2.0/reference/flux/functions/date/quarter/
- /influxdb/v2.0/reference/flux/stdlib/date/quarter/
- /influxdb/cloud/reference/flux/stdlib/date/quarter/
menu:
flux_0_x_ref:
name: date.quarter
parent: date
weight: 301
introduced: 0.37.0
---
The `date.quarter()` function returns the quarter of the year for a specified time.
Results range from `[1-4]`.
```js
import "date"
date.quarter(t: 2019-07-17T12:05:21.012Z)
// Returns 3
```
## Parameters
### t {data-type="time, duration"}
The time to operate on.
Use an absolute time, relative duration, or integer.
Durations are relative to `now()`.
## Examples
##### Return the quarter for a time value
```js
import "date"
date.quarter(t: 2020-02-11T12:21:03.293534940Z)
// Returns 1
```
##### Return the quarter for a relative duration
```js
import "date"
option now = () => 2020-02-11T12:21:03.293534940Z
date.quarter(t: -7mo)
// Returns 3
```