diff --git a/src/ISO8601.cpp b/src/ISO8601.cpp
index 7abb1b79d..b7f00aec2 100644
--- a/src/ISO8601.cpp
+++ b/src/ISO8601.cpp
@@ -840,6 +840,16 @@ bool ISO8601p::parse (const std::string& input, std::string::size_type& start)
   return false;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void ISO8601d::toMDY (int& m, int& d, int& y)
+{
+  struct tm* t = localtime (&_date);
+
+  m = t->tm_mon + 1;
+  d = t->tm_mday;
+  y = t->tm_year + 1900;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 ISO8601d ISO8601d::startOfDay () const
 {
diff --git a/src/ISO8601.h b/src/ISO8601.h
index 44373f220..ef55eafa5 100644
--- a/src/ISO8601.h
+++ b/src/ISO8601.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public:
   operator time_t () const;
   bool parse (const std::string&, std::string::size_type&, const std::string& format = "");
 
+  void toMDY (int&, int&, int&);
+
   ISO8601d startOfDay () const;
   ISO8601d startOfWeek () const;
   ISO8601d startOfMonth () const;