diff --git a/cmd/add.go b/cmd/add.go
index 511b0e0..3ea59b2 100644
--- a/cmd/add.go
+++ b/cmd/add.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var addCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return fmt.Errorf("Please supply required arguments")
 		}
 
-		day, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", args[0])
+		day, err := parseTime("2006-01-02", args[0])
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("'day' parameter seems to have a wrong format: %s", err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/helpers.go b/cmd/helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12d316a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package cmd
+
+import "time"
+
+func parseTime(format, input string) (time.Time, error) {
+	if input == "today" || input == "now" {
+		input = time.Now().Format(format)
+	}
+
+	return time.Parse(format, input)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/patch.go b/cmd/patch.go
index cf52758..fb996dc 100644
--- a/cmd/patch.go
+++ b/cmd/patch.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/worktime/schema"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ var patchCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return fmt.Errorf("Please supply required arguments")
 		}
 
-		day, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", args[0])
+		day, err := parseTime("2006-01-02", args[0])
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("'day' parameter seems to have a wrong format: %s", err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/remove.go b/cmd/remove.go
index 1d5204d..00e80e0 100644
--- a/cmd/remove.go
+++ b/cmd/remove.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var removeCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return fmt.Errorf("Please supply required arguments")
 		}
 
-		day, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", inDay)
+		day, err := parseTime("2006-01-02", inDay)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("'day' parameter seems to have a wrong format: %s", err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/show.go b/cmd/show.go
index 9249d15..0b2ffab 100644
--- a/cmd/show.go
+++ b/cmd/show.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var showCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			args = []string{time.Now().Format("2006-01-02")}
 		}
 
-		day, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", args[0])
+		day, err := parseTime("2006-01-02", args[0])
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("'day' parameter seems to have a wrong format: %s", err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/tag.go b/cmd/tag.go
index 0d84991..7f29040 100644
--- a/cmd/tag.go
+++ b/cmd/tag.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/worktime/schema"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ var tagCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return fmt.Errorf("Please supply required arguments")
 		}
 
-		day, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", args[0])
+		day, err := parseTime("2006-01-02", args[0])
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("'day' parameter seems to have a wrong format: %s", err)
 		}