tl;dr: Run bunx describetime 2026-10-16T15:41:41-04:00 to see a date described in different ways. Example output: The purpose of this tool is to help you understand a date-time you might come across. For example, how does 2026-10-22T01:28:43.000Z compare to October 21, 2026 at 9:28:43 PM EDT? (Hint: they're the same moment in time.) Another advantage of this tool is its ability to describe a date-time in words relative to right now. As you can see in the picture, it says 4 days ago, but it also, if it helps you, says it "more accurately" as 3 days, 22 hours, 36 minutes...