Here is a .NET A natural language date/time parser nChronic ported from Ruby, and I’ve wrapped it in PowerShell.

In Action

It Can Also Handle

It’s a powerful, flexible parser.

PS C:\> Get-DateEx 12 seconds ago
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 8:52:25 PM

PS C:\> Get-DateEx 34 minutes 12 seconds ago
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 8:18:30 PM

PS C:\> Get-DateEx 13 hours 34 minutes 12 seconds ago
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 7:18:37 AM

PS C:\> Get-DateEx 9 days 13 hours 34 minutes 12 seconds ago
Monday, September 12, 2016 7:18:41 AM

PS C:\> Get-DateEx 7 weeks 9 days 13 hours 34 minutes 12 seconds ago
Monday, July 25, 2016 7:18:43 AM

PS C:\> Get-DateEx 3 years 7 weeks 9 days 13 hours 34 minutes 12 seconds ago
Thursday, July 25, 2013 7:18:48 AM

Other Uses

Schedule jobs or query logs in a snap.

Get-AzureLog -StartTime (Get-DateEx 2 weeks ago)

Soon