# How can i count total days of particular month

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-count-total-days-of-particular-month/160744>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 19, 2009, 9:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-count-total-days-of-particular-month/160744 "2009-02-19T09:14:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![dharmdip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dharmdip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dharmdip)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 9:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-count-total-days-of-particular-month/160744/1 "2009-02-19T09:14:42Z")

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Hi , to all .

Is there any idea in rails to count totoal days of month

eg. 2008-5-01

total days =31

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**Author:** ![dharmdip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dharmdip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dharmdip)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 9:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-count-total-days-of-particular-month/160744/2 "2009-02-19T09:56:37Z")

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> > Time.days\_in\_month(1,2008)  
> > =\> 31

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**Author:** ![dharmdip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dharmdip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dharmdip)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 9:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-count-total-days-of-particular-month/160744/3 "2009-02-19T09:57:33Z")

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MaD wrote:

> > > Time.days\_in\_month(1,2008)  
> > > =\> 31

Thanks.