diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ebaf18e..314f9e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,13 +68,17 @@ var examples = []string{
 	"Thu, 4 Jan 2018 17:53:36 +0000",
 	"Mon Aug 10 15:44:11 UTC+0100 2015",
 	"Fri Jul 03 2015 18:04:07 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time)",
+	"September 17, 2012 10:09am",
 	"September 17, 2012 at 10:09am PST-08",
+	"September 17, 2012, 10:10:09",
 	"October 7, 1970",
+	"October 7th, 1970",
 	"12 Feb 2006, 19:17",
 	"12 Feb 2006 19:17",
 	"7 oct 70",
 	"7 oct 1970",
 	"03 February 2013",
+	"1 July 2013",
 	"2013-Feb-03",
 	//   mm/dd/yy
 	"3/31/2014",
@@ -137,6 +141,7 @@ var examples = []string{
 	"03.31.2014",
 	"08.21.71",
 	"2014.03",
+	"2014.03.30",
 	//  yyyymmdd and similar
 	"20140601",
 	"20140722105203",
@@ -264,6 +269,7 @@ func main() {
 | 03.31.2014                                            | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 +0000 UTC           |
 | 08.21.71                                              | 1971-08-21 00:00:00 +0000 UTC           |
 | 2014.03                                               | 2014-03-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC           |
+| 2014.03.30                                            | 2014-03-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC           |
 | 20140601                                              | 2014-06-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC           |
 | 20140722105203                                        | 2014-07-22 10:52:03 +0000 UTC           |
 | 1332151919                                            | 2012-03-19 10:11:59 +0000 UTC           |
diff --git a/example/main.go b/example/main.go
index f110736..413c9b8 100644
--- a/example/main.go
+++ b/example/main.go
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ var examples = []string{
 	"03.31.2014",
 	"08.21.71",
 	"2014.03",
+	"2014.03.30",
 	//  yyyymmdd and similar
 	"20140601",
 	"20140722105203",
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ func main() {
 | 03.31.2014                                            | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 +0000 UTC           |
 | 08.21.71                                              | 1971-08-21 00:00:00 +0000 UTC           |
 | 2014.03                                               | 2014-03-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC           |
+| 2014.03.30                                            | 2014-03-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC           |
 | 20140601                                              | 2014-06-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC           |
 | 20140722105203                                        | 2014-07-22 10:52:03 +0000 UTC           |
 | 1332151919                                            | 2012-03-19 10:11:59 +0000 UTC           |
@@ -232,5 +234,4 @@ func main() {
 | 1384216367111222                                      | 2013-11-12 00:32:47.111222 +0000 UTC    |
 | 1384216367111222333                                   | 2013-11-12 00:32:47.111222333 +0000 UTC |
 +-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
-
 */
diff --git a/parseany.go b/parseany.go
index d6540d4..d676666 100644
--- a/parseany.go
+++ b/parseany.go
@@ -512,14 +512,26 @@ iterRunes:
 				break
 			}
 		case dateDigitDot:
+			// This is the 2nd period
 			// 3.31.2014
 			// 08.21.71
 			// 2014.05
+			// 2018.09.30
 			if r == '.' {
-				p.daylen = i - p.dayi
-				p.yeari = i + 1
-				p.setDay()
-				p.stateDate = dateDigitDotDot
+				if p.moi == 0 {
+					// 3.31.2014
+					p.daylen = i - p.dayi
+					p.yeari = i + 1
+					p.setDay()
+					p.stateDate = dateDigitDotDot
+				} else {
+					// 2018.09.30
+					//p.molen = 2
+					p.molen = i - p.moi
+					p.dayi = i + 1
+					p.setMonth()
+					p.stateDate = dateDigitDotDot
+				}
 			}
 		case dateDigitDotDot:
 			// iterate all the way through
@@ -1553,8 +1565,15 @@ iterRunes:
 		// 3.2.1981
 		// 3.2.81
 		// 08.21.71
-		p.setYear()
-		p.yearlen = i - p.yeari
+		// 2018.09.30
+		if p.yearlen > 0 {
+			// 2018.09.30
+			p.daylen = i - p.dayi
+			p.setDay()
+		} else {
+			p.setYear()
+			p.yearlen = i - p.yeari
+		}
 		return p, nil
 
 	case dateDigitWsMoYear:
@@ -1815,7 +1834,7 @@ func (p *parser) parse() (time.Time, error) {
 		p.format = p.format[p.skip:]
 		p.datestr = p.datestr[p.skip:]
 	}
-	//gou.Debugf("parse %q   AS   %s", p.datestr, string(p.format))
+	//gou.Debugf("parse %q   AS   %q", p.datestr, string(p.format))
 	if p.loc == nil {
 		return time.Parse(string(p.format), p.datestr)
 	}
diff --git a/parseany_test.go b/parseany_test.go
index e141bd6..04d3c35 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("September 17, 2012, 10:10:09")
-	assert.Equal(t, "2012-09-17 10:10:09 +0000 UTC", fmt.Sprintf("%v", ts.In(time.UTC)))
+	ts = MustParse("2018.09.30")
+	assert.Equal(t, "2018-09-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC", fmt.Sprintf("%v", ts.In(time.UTC)))
 }
 
 type dateTest struct {
@@ -354,6 +354,8 @@ var testInputs = []dateTest{
 	{in: "2009-08-12T22:15:9.99999999Z", out: "2009-08-12 22:15:09.99999999 +0000 UTC"},
 	// yyyy.mm
 	{in: "2014.05", out: "2014-05-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC"},
+	{in: "2018.09.30", out: "2018-09-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC"},
+
 	//   mm.dd.yyyy
 	{in: "3.31.2014", out: "2014-03-31 00:00:00 +0000 UTC"},
 	{in: "3.3.2014", out: "2014-03-03 00:00:00 +0000 UTC"},