Date and time operations are fundamental to business automation, yet they remain a common source of complexity and errors. Every day, professionals waste valuable hours manually reformatting dates, calculating time periods, and coordinating across time zones. These seemingly simple tasks become major productivity bottlenecks when multiplied across an organization.

This workflow solution provides a comprehensive approach to date and time management within n8n, offering two powerful methods that cover all essential date operations including:

• Standardizing date formats across systems automatically
• Implementing dynamic date references like 'today' or 'now'
• Performing date calculations for reporting periods
• Setting custom dates for scheduling and planning

By mastering these techniques, you'll eliminate formatting inconsistencies, reduce manual date calculations, and create more reliable automation flows that save up to 95% of the time currently spent on date-related tasks.