Start of ISO Week
Monday and Sunday of that ISO week.
Returns the Monday start and Sunday end of the ISO-8601 week that contains the date. Unlike ISO Week Number this is a date range, not week and year numbers. Local dates only.
What Start of ISO Week does
Returns the Monday start and Sunday end of the ISO-8601 week that contains the date. Unlike ISO Week Number this is a date range, not week and year numbers. Local dates only.
The interactive controls for Start of ISO Week load after this article so crawlers still read the instructions. Path /datetime/start-of-iso-week is the canonical address. Work happens on this device; Tool-You does not take a copy of the file or pasted text for Start of ISO Week.
How to use Start of ISO Week
- Confirm you need Start of ISO Week, not ISO Week Number (ISO-8601 week and ISO year.). Address: /datetime/start-of-iso-week.
- Enter the numbers or dates Start of ISO Week uses. Monday and Sunday of that ISO week.
- Read the result as Start of ISO Week defines it — not as Weekday Name (Weekday name, ISO 1–7, and Sunday-based 0–6.). Returns the Monday start and Sunday end of the ISO-8601 week that contains the date. Unlike ISO Week Number this is a date range, not week and year numbers. Local dates only.
- Start of ISO Week is an estimate in the browser, not professional advice. ISO week Monday–Sunday. Local YMD.
- Need a different formula? Try Weekday Name (Weekday name, ISO 1–7, and Sunday-based 0–6.) instead of stretching Start of ISO Week.
When not to use Start of ISO Week
Skip Start of ISO Week when a neighbor tool matches better — start with ISO Week Number or Weekday Name — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Returns the Monday start and Sunday end of the ISO-8601 week that contains the date. Unlike ISO Week Number this is a date range, not week and year numbers. Local dates only.
Questions about Start of ISO Week
- What does Start of ISO Week do that other Date & time pages on this site do not?
- Returns the Monday start and Sunday end of the ISO-8601 week that contains the date. Unlike ISO Week Number this is a date range, not week and year numbers. Local dates only. Short version: Monday and Sunday of that ISO week.
- Does Start of ISO Week upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?
- No. Start of ISO Week runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: ISO week Monday–Sunday. Local YMD.
- Should I use ISO Week Number instead of Start of ISO Week?
- Use Start of ISO Week when you need Monday and Sunday of that ISO week. Use ISO Week Number when you need ISO-8601 week and ISO year. They share a category (Date & time) but not the same job.
- What are the limits of Start of ISO Week?
- ISO week Monday–Sunday. Local YMD. Also: Returns the Monday start and Sunday end of the ISO-8601 week that contains the date. Unlike ISO Week Number this is a date range, not week and year numbers. Local dates only.