diff --git a/parseany.go b/parseany.go
index da150c9..253849f 100644
--- a/parseany.go
+++ b/parseany.go
@@ -670,7 +670,6 @@ iterRunes:
 			//   Thu, 13 Jul 2017 08:58:40 +0100
 			//   Tue, 11 Jul 2017 16:28:13 +0200 (CEST)
 			//   Mon, 02-Jan-06 15:04:05 MST
-
 			switch {
 			case r == ' ':
 				if i > 3 {
@@ -713,9 +712,19 @@ iterRunes:
 					// just lay down the skip, no need to fill and then skip
 				}
 			case r == '.':
+				// sept. 28, 2017
+				// jan. 28, 2017
 				p.stateDate = dateAlphaPeriodWsDigit
-				p.molen = i
-				p.set(0, "Jan")
+				if i == 3 {
+					p.molen = i
+					p.set(0, "Jan")
+				} else if i == 4 {
+					// gross
+					datestr = datestr[0:i-1] + datestr[i+1:]
+					return parseTime(datestr, loc)
+				} else {
+					return nil, unknownErr(datestr)
+				}
 			}
 
 		case dateAlphaWs:
diff --git a/parseany_test.go b/parseany_test.go
index be29368..25f3410 100644
--- a/parseany_test.go
+++ b/parseany_test.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 func TestOne(t *testing.T) {
 	time.Local = time.UTC
 	var ts time.Time
-	ts = MustParse("2018-06-29 19:09:57.77297118 +0300 +03")
-	assert.Equal(t, "2018-06-29 16:09:57.77297118 +0000 UTC", fmt.Sprintf("%v", ts.In(time.UTC)))
+	ts = MustParse("sept. 28, 2017")
+	assert.Equal(t, "2017-09-28 00:00:00 +0000 UTC", fmt.Sprintf("%v", ts.In(time.UTC)))
 }
 
 type dateTest struct {
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ var testInputs = []dateTest{
 	{in: "Oct. 7, '70", out: "1970-10-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC"},
 	{in: "oct. 7, '70", out: "1970-10-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC"},
 	{in: "oct. 7, 1970", out: "1970-10-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC"},
+	{in: "Sept. 7, '70", out: "1970-09-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC"},
+	{in: "sept. 7, 1970", out: "1970-09-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC"},
 	{in: "Feb 8, 2009 5:57:51 AM", out: "2009-02-08 05:57:51 +0000 UTC"},
 	{in: "May 8, 2009 5:57:51 PM", out: "2009-05-08 17:57:51 +0000 UTC"},
 	{in: "May 8, 2009 5:57:1 PM", out: "2009-05-08 17:57:01 +0000 UTC"},
@@ -423,6 +425,7 @@ var testParseErrors = []dateTest{
 	{in: "5,000-9,999", err: true},
 	{in: "xyzq-baad"},
 	{in: "oct.-7-1970", err: true},
+	{in: "septe. 7, 1970", err: true},
 }
 
 func TestParseErrors(t *testing.T) {