Org Timestamps

You specify dates and times in orgmode with "timestamps"

They have these formats:

<2024-09-16 Mon> year, month, day, day-of-week
<2024-09-16 Mon 09:39> year, month, day, day-of-week, time
<2024-09-16 Mon 12:00>–<2024-09-16 Mon 12:30> year, month, day, day-of-week, time range

Note months have this format: 09 not 9

A timestamp can appear anywhere in an org headline or in the body of an org entry.

Create them with C-c . (org-time-stamp)
<2024-05-01 Wed>
We distinguish the following timestamps in org:

• Plain timestamps (use with events and appointments)
  <2024-05-01 Wed 09:00>
  
• Repeaters (use with appointments that repeat after intervals)
  <2024-05-01 Wed 09:00 +1w> (weekly events)
  <2024-05-01 Wed 09:00 +1m> (monthly events)
  <2024-05-01 Wed 09:00 +1y> (annual events like birthdays and anniversaries)
  

• Diary-style expressions
  

    * 9:00-10:00 Community Gathering
    <%%(diary-float t 0 1)>
  

• Date range (ideal dates over a period, like holidays, leave, seminars, etc.)
  

    ** Meeting in Amsterdam
     <2024-08-23 Mon>--<2024-08-26 Thu>
  

• Inactive timestamp (i.e. dates you don't want showing up in your Org Agenda)
  Just like a plain timestamp, but with square brackets instead of angular ones.
  C-c ! org-time-stamp-inactive
  
• You can use an alternative date format but it's not recommended