# Date\_histogram supports 1M, 1Y but not 3M or 6M. Any ways to achieve the same

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-histogram-supports-1m-1y-but-not-3m-or-6m-any-ways-to-achieve-the-same/384687>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 22, 2026, 7:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-histogram-supports-1m-1y-but-not-3m-or-6m-any-ways-to-achieve-the-same/384687 "2026-01-22T07:01:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![mike123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@mike123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mike123)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 7:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-histogram-supports-1m-1y-but-not-3m-or-6m-any-ways-to-achieve-the-same/384687/1 "2026-01-22T07:01:37Z")

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3M or 3Y cannot be achieved using fixed interval. While calendar interval only supports 1M, 1Y. Is there any ways to achieve date histogram over 3M or 6M.

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**Author:** ![Tortoise](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tortoise/32/147587_2.png) [@Tortoise](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tortoise)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 7:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-histogram-supports-1m-1y-but-not-3m-or-6m-any-ways-to-achieve-the-same/384687/2 "2026-01-22T07:53:09Z")

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Hello @mike123

Could you try using 90d instead of 3M :

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/9/193d52c23656cf8740733b4a9db0133b683ef693.png)

Thanks!!