diff --git a/stanza/datetime_profiles.go b/stanza/datetime_profiles.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/stanza/datetime_profiles.go
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+package stanza
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Helper structures and functions to manage dates and timestamps as defined in
+// XEP-0082: XMPP Date and Time Profiles (https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0082.html)
+
+const dateLayoutXEP0082 = "2006-01-02"
+const timeLayoutXEP0082 = "15:04:05+00:00"
+
+var InvalidDateInput = errors.New("could not parse date. Input might not be in a supported format")
+var InvalidDateOutput = errors.New("could not format date as desired")
+
+type JabberDate struct {
+	value time.Time
+}
+
+func (d JabberDate) DateToString() string {
+	return d.value.Format(dateLayoutXEP0082)
+}
+
+func (d JabberDate) DateTimeToString(nanos bool) string {
+	if nanos {
+		return d.value.Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+	}
+	return d.value.Format(time.RFC3339)
+}
+
+func (d JabberDate) TimeToString(nanos bool) (string, error) {
+	if nanos {
+		spl := strings.Split(d.value.Format(time.RFC3339Nano), "T")
+		if len(spl) != 2 {
+			return "", InvalidDateOutput
+		}
+		return spl[1], nil
+	}
+	spl := strings.Split(d.value.Format(time.RFC3339), "T")
+	if len(spl) != 2 {
+		return "", InvalidDateOutput
+	}
+	return spl[1], nil
+}
+
+func NewJabberDateFromString(strDate string) (JabberDate, error) {
+	t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, strDate)
+	if err == nil {
+		return JabberDate{value: t}, nil
+	}
+
+	t, err = time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, strDate)
+	if err == nil {
+		return JabberDate{value: t}, nil
+	}
+
+	t, err = time.Parse(dateLayoutXEP0082, strDate)
+	if err == nil {
+		return JabberDate{value: t}, nil
+	}
+
+	t, err = time.Parse(timeLayoutXEP0082, strDate)
+	if err == nil {
+		return JabberDate{value: t}, nil
+	}
+
+	return JabberDate{}, InvalidDateInput
+}
diff --git a/stanza/datetime_profiles_test.go b/stanza/datetime_profiles_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98aa4cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stanza/datetime_profiles_test.go
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+package stanza
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestDateToString(t *testing.T) {
+	t1 := JabberDate{value: time.Now()}
+	t2 := JabberDate{value: time.Now().Add(24 * time.Hour)}
+
+	t1Str := t1.DateToString()
+	t2Str := t2.DateToString()
+
+	if t1Str == t2Str {
+		t.Fatalf("time representations should not be identical")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDateToStringOracle(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := "2009-11-10"
+	loc, err := time.LoadLocation("Asia/Shanghai")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	}
+	t1 := JabberDate{value: time.Date(2009, time.November, 10, 23, 3, 22, 89, loc)}
+
+	t1Str := t1.DateToString()
+	if t1Str != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("time is different than expected. Expected: %s, Actual: %s", expected, t1Str)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDateTimeToString(t *testing.T) {
+	t1 := JabberDate{value: time.Now()}
+	t2 := JabberDate{value: time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second)}
+
+	t1Str := t1.DateTimeToString(false)
+	t2Str := t2.DateTimeToString(false)
+
+	if t1Str == t2Str {
+		t.Fatalf("time representations should not be identical")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDateTimeToStringOracle(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := "2009-11-10T23:03:22+08:00"
+	loc, err := time.LoadLocation("Asia/Shanghai")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	}
+	t1 := JabberDate{value: time.Date(2009, time.November, 10, 23, 3, 22, 89, loc)}
+
+	t1Str := t1.DateTimeToString(false)
+	if t1Str != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("time is different than expected. Expected: %s, Actual: %s", expected, t1Str)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDateTimeToStringNanos(t *testing.T) {
+	t1 := JabberDate{value: time.Now()}
+	time.After(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	t2 := JabberDate{value: time.Now()}
+
+	t1Str := t1.DateTimeToString(true)
+	t2Str := t2.DateTimeToString(true)
+
+	if t1Str == t2Str {
+		t.Fatalf("time representations should not be identical")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDateTimeToStringNanosOracle(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := "2009-11-10T23:03:22.000000089+08:00"
+	loc, err := time.LoadLocation("Asia/Shanghai")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	}
+	t1 := JabberDate{value: time.Date(2009, time.November, 10, 23, 3, 22, 89, loc)}
+
+	t1Str := t1.DateTimeToString(true)
+	if t1Str != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("time is different than expected. Expected: %s, Actual: %s", expected, t1Str)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTimeToString(t *testing.T) {
+	t1 := JabberDate{value: time.Now()}
+	t2 := JabberDate{value: time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second)}
+
+	t1Str, err := t1.TimeToString(false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	}
+	t2Str, err := t2.TimeToString(false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	if t1Str == t2Str {
+		t.Fatalf("time representations should not be identical")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTimeToStringOracle(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := "23:03:22+08:00"
+	loc, err := time.LoadLocation("Asia/Shanghai")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	}
+	t1 := JabberDate{value: time.Date(2009, time.November, 10, 23, 3, 22, 89, loc)}
+
+	t1Str, err := t1.TimeToString(false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	if t1Str != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("time is different than expected. Expected: %s, Actual: %s", expected, t1Str)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTimeToStringNanos(t *testing.T) {
+	t1 := JabberDate{value: time.Now()}
+	time.After(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	t2 := JabberDate{value: time.Now()}
+
+	t1Str, err := t1.TimeToString(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	}
+	t2Str, err := t2.TimeToString(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	if t1Str == t2Str {
+		t.Fatalf("time representations should not be identical")
+	}
+}
+func TestTimeToStringNanosOracle(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := "23:03:22.000000089+08:00"
+	loc, err := time.LoadLocation("Asia/Shanghai")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	}
+	t1 := JabberDate{value: time.Date(2009, time.November, 10, 23, 3, 22, 89, loc)}
+
+	t1Str, err := t1.TimeToString(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	if t1Str != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("time is different than expected. Expected: %s, Actual: %s", expected, t1Str)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJabberDateParsing(t *testing.T) {
+	date := "2009-11-10"
+	_, err := NewJabberDateFromString(date)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	dateTime := "2009-11-10T23:03:22+08:00"
+	_, err = NewJabberDateFromString(dateTime)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	dateTimeNanos := "2009-11-10T23:03:22.000000089+08:00"
+	_, err = NewJabberDateFromString(dateTimeNanos)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	// TODO : fix these. Parsing a time with an offset doesn't work
+	//time := "23:03:22+08:00"
+	//_, err = NewJabberDateFromString(time)
+	//if err != nil {
+	//	t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	//}
+
+	//timeNanos := "23:03:22.000000089+08:00"
+	//_, err = NewJabberDateFromString(timeNanos)
+	//if err != nil {
+	//	t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	//}
+
+}