diff --git a/parseany.go b/parseany.go
index e6bc421..0840aed 100644
--- a/parseany.go
+++ b/parseany.go
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ iterRunes:
 		//  1384216367189
 		//  1332151919           seconds
 		//  20140601             yyyymmdd
+		//  2014                 yyyy
 		if len(datestr) >= len("13980450781991351") {
 			if nanoSecs, err := strconv.ParseInt(datestr, 10, 64); err == nil {
 				return time.Unix(0, nanoSecs), nil
@@ -380,6 +381,12 @@ iterRunes:
 			} else {
 				return time.Time{}, err
 			}
+		} else if len(datestr) == len("2014") {
+			if t, err := time.Parse("2006", datestr); err == nil {
+				return t, nil
+			} else {
+				return time.Time{}, err
+			}
 		} else {
 			if secs, err := strconv.ParseInt(datestr, 10, 64); err == nil {
 				return time.Unix(secs, 0), nil
@@ -389,12 +396,19 @@ iterRunes:
 		}
 	case ST_DIGITDASH: // starts digit then dash 02-
 		// 2006-01-02
+		// 2006-01
 		if len(datestr) == len("2014-04-26") {
 			if t, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", datestr); err == nil {
 				return t, nil
 			} else {
 				return time.Time{}, err
 			}
+		} else if len(datestr) == len("2014-04") {
+			if t, err := time.Parse("2006-01", datestr); err == nil {
+				return t, nil
+			} else {
+				return time.Time{}, err
+			}
 		}
 	case ST_DIGITDASHWS: // starts digit then dash 02-  then whitespace   1 << 2  << 5 + 3
 		// 2014-04-26 17:24:37.3186369
diff --git a/parseany_test.go b/parseany_test.go
index 7e46c6c..0701c65 100644
--- a/parseany_test.go
+++ b/parseany_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ import (
 	2006-01-02
 	2014-05-11 08:20:13,787   // i couldn't find parser for this in go?
 
+	// only day or year level resolution
+	2006-01
+	2006
+
 */
 
 func init() {
@@ -267,12 +271,22 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 	//u.Debug(ts.In(time.UTC).Unix(), ts.In(time.UTC))
 	assert.T(t, "2014-04-26 00:00:00 +0000 UTC" == fmt.Sprintf("%v", ts.In(time.UTC)))
 
+	ts, err = ParseAny("2014-04")
+	assert.Tf(t, err == nil, "%v", err)
+	//u.Debug(ts.In(time.UTC).Unix(), ts.In(time.UTC))
+	assert.T(t, "2014-04-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC" == fmt.Sprintf("%v", ts.In(time.UTC)))
+
 	ts, err = ParseAny("2014-05-11 08:20:13,787")
 	assert.Tf(t, err == nil, "%v", err)
 	//u.Debug(ts.In(time.UTC).Unix(), ts.In(time.UTC))
 	assert.T(t, "2014-05-11 08:20:13.787 +0000 UTC" == fmt.Sprintf("%v", ts.In(time.UTC)))
 
-	//  yyyy mm dd
+	//  yyyymmdd and similar
+	ts, err = ParseAny("2014")
+	assert.Tf(t, err == nil, "%v", err)
+	//u.Debug(ts.In(time.UTC).Unix(), ts.In(time.UTC))
+	assert.T(t, "2014-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC" == fmt.Sprintf("%v", ts.In(time.UTC)))
+
 	ts, err = ParseAny("20140601")
 	assert.Tf(t, err == nil, "%v", err)
 	//u.Debug(ts.In(time.UTC).Unix(), ts.In(time.UTC))