pandas.PeriodIndex.start_time

property PeriodIndex.start_time[source]

Get the Timestamp for the start of the period.

Returns:
Timestamp

See also

Period.end_time

Return the end Timestamp.

Period.dayofyear

Return the day of year.

Period.daysinmonth

Return the days in that month.

Period.dayofweek

Return the day of the week.

Examples

>>> period = pd.Period('2012-1-1', freq='D')
>>> period
Period('2012-01-01', 'D')
>>> period.start_time
Timestamp('2012-01-01 00:00:00')
>>> period.end_time
Timestamp('2012-01-01 23:59:59.999999999')