lubridate

lubridate is an R package that simplifies working with dates and times. It provides intuitive functions for parsing date-time data, extracting and modifying date-time components, and handling time zones.

The package solves the problem of R’s inconsistent and complex date-time handling. It offers fast parsing functions that work with various date formats, simple getter and setter functions for date components like year, month, and hour, and three specialized classes (durations, periods, and intervals) for performing arithmetic operations with dates while correctly handling complexities like leap years, daylight savings time, and time zones.