diff --git a/src/search_filter/date_filter.py b/src/search_filter/date_filter.py
index fc04722e..0930523b 100644
--- a/src/search_filter/date_filter.py
+++ b/src/search_filter/date_filter.py
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
 # Standard Packages
 import re
+from datetime import timedelta, datetime
+from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta, MO
+from math import inf
 
 # External Packages
 import torch
+import dateparser as dtparse
+
+
+# Date Range Filter Regexes
+# Example filter queries:
+#   - dt>=yesterday dt<"tomorrow"
+#   - dt>="last week"
+#   - dt:"next year"
+date_regex = r'(?:dt([:><=]{1,2})\"?([\w\-\/]+))?\"?'
+date_range_regex=f'.*?\s+{date_regex}\s*{date_regex}.*?'
 
 
 def date_filter(query, entries, embeddings):
@@ -30,4 +43,44 @@ def date_filter(query, entries, embeddings):
         del entries[id]
         embeddings = torch.cat((embeddings[:id], embeddings[id+1:]))
 
-    return query, entries, embeddings
\ No newline at end of file
+    return query, entries, embeddings
+
+def parse(date_str, relative_base=None):
+    "Parse date string passed in date filter of query to datetime object"
+    # clean date string to handle future date parsing by date parser
+    clean_date_str = re.sub(r'later|from now|from today', '', date_str)
+
+    # parse date passed in query date filter
+    parsed_date = dtparse.parse(
+        clean_date_str,
+        settings= {
+            'RELATIVE_BASE': relative_base or datetime.now(),
+            'PREFER_DAY_OF_MONTH': 'first',
+            'PREFER_DATES_FROM': 'future'
+        })
+
+    if parsed_date is None:
+        return None
+
+    return date_to_daterange(parsed_date, date_str)
+
+
+def date_to_daterange(parsed_date, date_str):
+    "Convert parsed date to date ranges at natural granularity (day, week, month or year)"
+
+    start_of_day = parsed_date.replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
+
+    if 'year' in date_str:
+        return (datetime(parsed_date.year, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0), datetime(parsed_date.year+1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0))
+    if 'month' in date_str:
+        start_of_month = datetime(parsed_date.year, parsed_date.month, 1, 0, 0, 0)
+        next_month = start_of_month + relativedelta(months=1)
+        return (start_of_month, next_month)
+    if 'week' in date_str:
+        # if week in date string, dateparser parses it to next week start
+        # so today = end of this week
+        start_of_week = start_of_day - timedelta(days=7)
+        return (start_of_week, start_of_day)
+    else:
+        next_day = start_of_day + relativedelta(days=1)
+        return (start_of_day, next_day)
diff --git a/tests/test_date_filter.py b/tests/test_date_filter.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c30695c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_date_filter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Standard Packages
+import re
+from datetime import timedelta, datetime
+
+# Application Packages
+from src.search_filter import date_filter
+
+def test_parse():
+    test_now = datetime(1984, 4, 1, 21, 21, 21)
+
+    # day variations
+    assert date_filter.parse('today', relative_base=test_now) == (datetime(1984, 4, 1, 0, 0, 0), datetime(1984, 4, 2, 0, 0, 0))
+    assert date_filter.parse('tomorrow', relative_base=test_now) == (datetime(1984, 4, 2, 0, 0, 0), datetime(1984, 4, 3, 0, 0, 0))
+    assert date_filter.parse('yesterday', relative_base=test_now) == (datetime(1984, 3, 31, 0, 0, 0), datetime(1984, 4, 1, 0, 0, 0))
+    assert date_filter.parse('5 days ago', relative_base=test_now) == (datetime(1984, 3, 27, 0, 0, 0), datetime(1984, 3, 28, 0, 0, 0))
+
+    # week variations
+    assert date_filter.parse('last week', relative_base=test_now) == (datetime(1984, 3, 18, 0, 0, 0), datetime(1984, 3, 25, 0, 0, 0))
+    assert date_filter.parse('2 weeks ago', relative_base=test_now) == (datetime(1984, 3, 11, 0, 0, 0), datetime(1984, 3, 18, 0, 0, 0))
+
+    # month variations
+    assert date_filter.parse('next month', relative_base=test_now) == (datetime(1984, 5, 1, 0, 0, 0), datetime(1984, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0))
+    assert date_filter.parse('2 months ago', relative_base=test_now) == (datetime(1984, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0), datetime(1984, 3, 1, 0, 0, 0))
+
+    # year variations
+    assert date_filter.parse('this year', relative_base=test_now) == (datetime(1984, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0), datetime(1985, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0))
+    assert date_filter.parse('20 years later', relative_base=test_now) == (datetime(2004, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0), datetime(2005, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0))
+
+
+def test_date_filter_regex():
+    dtrange_match = re.search(date_filter.date_range_regex, 'head dt>"today" dt:"2020-01-01" tail')
+    assert dtrange_match.groups() == ('>', 'today', ':', '2020-01-01')
+
+    dtrange_match = re.search(date_filter.date_range_regex, 'head dt>="today" dt="2020-01-01"')
+    assert dtrange_match.groups() == ('>=', 'today', '=', '2020-01-01')
+
+    dtrange_match = re.search(date_filter.date_range_regex, 'head dt<"today" tail')
+    assert dtrange_match.groups() == ('<', 'today', None, None)
+
+    dtrange_match = re.search(date_filter.date_range_regex, 'head dt<="today"')
+    assert dtrange_match.groups() == ('<=', 'today', None, None)
+
+    dtrange_match = re.search(date_filter.date_range_regex, 'head tail')
+    assert dtrange_match.groups() == (None, None, None, None)