diff --git a/src/datetime/localDate.test.ts b/src/datetime/localDate.test.ts
index 980ef130..a1f22ad6 100644
--- a/src/datetime/localDate.test.ts
+++ b/src/datetime/localDate.test.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ test('basic', () => {
   expect(ld.getAgeInMonths('2024-05-15')).toBe(478)
   expect(ld.getAgeInDays('2024-05-15')).toBe(14573)
   expect(ld.getAgeIn('day', '2024-05-15')).toBe(14573)
+
+  expect(ld.isToday()).toBe(false)
+  expect(ld.isAfterToday()).toBe(false)
+  expect(ld.isSameOrAfterToday()).toBe(false)
+  expect(ld.isBeforeToday()).toBe(true)
+  expect(ld.isSameOrBeforeToday()).toBe(true)
 })
 
 test('constructors', () => {
diff --git a/src/datetime/localDate.ts b/src/datetime/localDate.ts
index 1fbb3f39..9e9d5902 100644
--- a/src/datetime/localDate.ts
+++ b/src/datetime/localDate.ts
@@ -141,6 +141,22 @@ export class LocalDate {
     return this.isSameOrAfter(localDate.fromInput(today || new Date()).plus(-n, unit))
   }
 
+  isToday(): boolean {
+    return this.isSame(localDate.today())
+  }
+  isAfterToday(): boolean {
+    return this.isAfter(localDate.today())
+  }
+  isSameOrAfterToday(): boolean {
+    return this.isSameOrAfter(localDate.today())
+  }
+  isBeforeToday(): boolean {
+    return this.isBefore(localDate.today())
+  }
+  isSameOrBeforeToday(): boolean {
+    return this.isSameOrBefore(localDate.today())
+  }
+
   getAgeInYears(today?: LocalDateInput): number {
     return this.getAgeIn('year', today)
   }
diff --git a/src/datetime/localTime.test.ts b/src/datetime/localTime.test.ts
index 608c60ad..baa73903 100644
--- a/src/datetime/localTime.test.ts
+++ b/src/datetime/localTime.test.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ test('basic', () => {
   expect(lt.getAgeInDays('2024-05-15')).toBe(865)
   expect(lt.getAgeIn('day', '2024-05-15')).toBe(865)
 
+  expect(lt.isAfterNow()).toBe(false)
+  expect(lt.isBeforeNow()).toBe(true)
+
   expect(lt.setYear(2023).year).toBe(2023)
   expect(lt.year).toBe(2022) // not changed
 
diff --git a/src/datetime/localTime.ts b/src/datetime/localTime.ts
index 5fd4443f..447225e1 100644
--- a/src/datetime/localTime.ts
+++ b/src/datetime/localTime.ts
@@ -538,6 +538,13 @@ export class LocalTime {
     return localTime.fromInput(now ?? new Date()).diff(this, unit)
   }
 
+  isAfterNow(): boolean {
+    return this.$date.valueOf() > Date.now()
+  }
+  isBeforeNow(): boolean {
+    return this.$date.valueOf() < Date.now()
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns 1 if this > d
    * returns 0 if they are equal