diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a907aa4..ea2dc39 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ For example, use `America/New_York` for East Coast Time.
 
 ## Macros
 
+### Date Dimension
+
+#### get_date_dimension ([source](macros/get_date_dimension.sql))
+Returns query to build date dimension from/to specified dates, including a number of useful columns based on each date.
+See the [example model](models/examples/dim_date.sql) for details.
+
+Usage:
+
+```python
+{{ dbt_date.get_date_dimension('2015-01-01', '2022-12-31') }}
+```
+
 ### Date
 
 #### convert_timezone ([source](macros/date/convert_timezone.sql))
@@ -50,19 +62,47 @@ Using named parameters, we can also specify the source only and rely on the conf
 {{ dbt_date.convert_timezone('my_column', source_tz='UTC') }}
 ```
 
-#### now ([source](macros/date/now.sql))
-Gets time based on local timezone (specified). Default is "America/Los_Angeles".
+#### date_part ([source](macros/date/date_part.sql))
+Extracts date parts from date.
 
 Usage:
 
 ```python
-{{ dbt_date.now() }}
+{{ dbt_date.date_part('dayofweek', 'date_day') }} as day_of_week
 ```
 
-or, specify a timezone:
+#### day_name ([source](macros/date/day_name.sql))
+Extracts name of weekday from date.
+
+Usage:
 
 ```python
-{{ dbt_date.now('America/New_York') }}
+{{ dbt_date.day_name('date_day', short=true) }} as day_of_week_short_name,
+{{ dbt_date.day_name('date_day', short=false) }} as day_of_week_long_name
+```
+
+#### last_week ([source](macros/date/last_week.sql))
+Convenience function to get the start date of last week
+
+Wraps:
+```python
+{{ dbt_date.n_weeks_ago(1, tz) }}
+```
+
+Usage:
+```python
+{{ dbt_date.last_week()) }}
+```
+```python
+{{ dbt_date.last_week(tz='America/New_York)) }}
+```
+
+#### month_name ([source](macros/date/month_name.sql))
+Extracts name of month from date.
+
+```python
+{{ dbt_date.month_name('date_day', short=true) }} as month_short_name,
+{{ dbt_date.month_name('date_day', short=false) }} as month_long_name
 ```
 
 #### n_days_ago ([source](macros/date/n_days_ago.sql))
@@ -119,6 +159,21 @@ Usage:
 {{ dbt_date.n_weeks_away(4) }}
 ```
 
+#### now ([source](macros/date/now.sql))
+Gets time based on local timezone (specified). Default is "America/Los_Angeles".
+
+Usage:
+
+```python
+{{ dbt_date.now() }}
+```
+
+or, specify a timezone:
+
+```python
+{{ dbt_date.now('America/New_York') }}
+```
+
 #### periods_since ([source](macros/date/periods_since.sql))
 Returns the number of periods since a specified date.
 
diff --git a/dbt_project.yml b/dbt_project.yml
index 50334b3..ff49e7a 100644
--- a/dbt_project.yml
+++ b/dbt_project.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ macro-paths: ["macros"]
 log-path: "logs"
 
 require-dbt-version: ">=0.14.0"
-
+profile: dev
 quoting:
     identifier: false
     schema: false
diff --git a/macros/date/convert_timezone.sql b/macros/date/convert_timezone.sql
index 955a042..261cd01 100644
--- a/macros/date/convert_timezone.sql
+++ b/macros/date/convert_timezone.sql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {{ adapter_macro('dbt_date.convert_timezone', column, target_tz, source_tz) }}
 {% endmacro %}
 
-{% macro default__convert_timezone(column, target_tz=None, source_tz=None) %}
+{% macro default__convert_timezone(column, target_tz, source_tz) %}
     {%- if not source_tz -%}
     cast(convert_timezone('{{ target_tz }}', {{ column }}) as {{ dbt_utils.type_timestamp() }})
     {%- else -%}
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
     {%- endif -%}
 {% endmacro %}
 
-{% macro bigquery__convert_timezone(column, target_tz=None, source_tz=None) %}
+{% macro bigquery__convert_timezone(column, target_tz, source_tz=None) %}
     datetime({{ column }}, '{{ target_tz}}')
 {% endmacro %}
diff --git a/macros/date/date_part.sql b/macros/date/date_part.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f9b07c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macros/date/date_part.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{% macro date_part(datepart, date) -%}
+  {{ adapter_macro('dbt_date.date_part', datepart, date) }}
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+{% macro default__date_part(datepart, date) -%}
+    date_part('{{ datepart }}', {{  date }})
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+{% macro bigquery__date_part(datepart, date) -%}
+    extract({{ datepart }} from {{ date }})
+{%- endmacro %}
diff --git a/macros/date/day_name.sql b/macros/date/day_name.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75e3eb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macros/date/day_name.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{% macro day_name(date, short=True) -%}
+  {{ adapter_macro('dbt_date.day_name', date, short) }}
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+{% macro default__day_name(date, short) -%}
+{% set f = 'Dy' if short else 'Day' %}
+    to_char({{ date }}, '{{ f }}')
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+{% macro bigquery__day_name(date, short) -%}
+{% set f = '%a' if short else '%A' %}
+    format_date('{{ f }}', cast({{ date }} as date))
+{%- endmacro %}
diff --git a/macros/date/month_name.sql b/macros/date/month_name.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc5ac50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macros/date/month_name.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{% macro month_name(date, short=True) -%}
+  {{ adapter_macro('dbt_date.month_name', date, short) }}
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+{% macro default__month_name(date, short) -%}
+{% set f = 'MON' if short else 'MONTH' %}
+    to_char({{ date }}, '{{ f }}')
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+{% macro bigquery__month_name(date, short) -%}
+{% set f = '%b' if short else '%B' %}
+    format_date('{{ f }}', cast({{ date }} as date))
+{%- endmacro %}
diff --git a/macros/get_base_dates.sql b/macros/get_base_dates.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc4dee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macros/get_base_dates.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{% macro get_base_dates(start_date, end_date) %}
+with dates as
+(
+    {{ dbt_utils.date_spine(
+        datepart="day",
+        start_date="cast('" ~ start_date ~ "' as datetime)",
+        end_date="cast('" ~ end_date ~ "' as datetime)",
+       )
+    }}
+)
+select
+    d.date_day
+from
+    dates d
+{% endmacro %}
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diff --git a/macros/get_date_dimension.sql b/macros/get_date_dimension.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d25eaa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macros/get_date_dimension.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+{% macro get_date_dimension(start_date, end_date) %}
+{{ adapter_macro('dbt_date.get_date_dimension', start_date, end_date) }}
+{% endmacro %}
+
+{% macro default__get_date_dimension(start_date, end_date) %}
+with base_dates as (
+    {{ dbt_date.get_base_dates(start_date, end_date) }}
+),
+dates_with_prior_year_dates as (
+    select
+        cast(d.date_day as date) as date_day,
+        cast({{ dbt_utils.dateadd('year', -1 , 'd.date_day') }} as date) as prior_year_date_day,
+        cast({{ dbt_utils.dateadd('day', -364 , 'd.date_day') }} as date) as prior_year_over_year_date_day
+    from
+    	base_dates d
+)
+select
+    d.date_day,
+    cast({{ dbt_utils.dateadd('day', -1 , 'd.date_day') }} as date) as prior_date_day,
+    cast({{ dbt_utils.dateadd('day', 1 , 'd.date_day') }} as date) as next_date_day,
+    d.prior_year_date_day as prior_year_date_day,
+    d.prior_year_over_year_date_day,
+    cast(
+            case
+                when {{ dbt_date.date_part('dayofweek', 'd.date_day') }} = 0 then 7
+                else {{ dbt_date.date_part('dayofweek', 'd.date_day') }}
+            end
+        as {{ dbt_utils.type_int() }}
+    ) as day_of_week,
+
+    {{ dbt_date.day_name('d.date_day', short=false) }} as day_of_week_name,
+    {{ dbt_date.day_name('d.date_day', short=true) }} as day_of_week_name_short,
+    cast({{ dbt_date.date_part('day', 'd.date_day') }} as {{ dbt_utils.type_int() }}) as day_of_month,
+    cast({{ dbt_date.date_part('dayofyear', 'd.date_day') }} as {{ dbt_utils.type_int() }}) as day_of_year,
+
+    cast({{ dbt_utils.date_trunc('week', 'd.date_day') }} as date) as week_start_date,
+    cast({{ dbt_utils.last_day('d.date_day', 'week') }} as date) as week_end_date,
+    cast({{ dbt_date.date_part('week', 'd.date_day') }} as {{ dbt_utils.type_int() }}) as week_of_year,
+    cast({{ dbt_utils.date_trunc('week', 'd.prior_year_over_year_date_day') }} as date) as prior_year_week_start_date,
+    cast({{ dbt_utils.last_day('d.prior_year_over_year_date_day', 'week') }} as date) as prior_year_week_end_date,
+    cast({{ dbt_date.date_part('week', 'd.prior_year_over_year_date_day') }} as {{ dbt_utils.type_int() }}) as prior_year_week_of_year,
+
+    cast({{ dbt_date.date_part('month', 'd.date_day') }} as {{ dbt_utils.type_int() }}) as month_of_year,
+    {{ dbt_date.month_name('d.date_day', short=false) }}  as month_name,
+    {{ dbt_date.month_name('d.date_day', short=true) }}  as month_name_short,
+
+    cast({{ dbt_utils.date_trunc('month', 'd.date_day') }} as date) as month_start_date,
+    cast({{ dbt_utils.last_day('d.date_day', 'month') }} as date) as month_end_date,
+
+    cast({{ dbt_utils.date_trunc('month', 'd.prior_year_date_day') }} as date) as prior_year_month_start_date,
+    cast({{ dbt_utils.last_day('d.prior_year_date_day', 'month') }} as date) as prior_year_month_end_date,
+
+    cast({{ dbt_date.date_part('quarter', 'd.date_day') }} as {{ dbt_utils.type_int() }}) as quarter_of_year,
+    cast({{ dbt_utils.date_trunc('quarter', 'd.date_day') }} as date) as quarter_start_date,
+    cast({{ dbt_utils.last_day('d.date_day', 'quarter') }} as date) as quarter_end_date,
+
+    cast({{ dbt_date.date_part('year', 'd.date_day') }} as {{ dbt_utils.type_int() }}) as year_number,
+    cast({{ dbt_utils.date_trunc('year', 'd.date_day') }} as date) as year_start_date,
+    cast({{ dbt_utils.last_day('d.date_day', 'year') }} as date) as year_end_date
+from
+    dates_with_prior_year_dates d
+order by 1
+{% endmacro %}
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diff --git a/models/examples/dim_date.sql b/models/examples/dim_date.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75b1969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/examples/dim_date.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{{
+    config(
+        materialized = 'ephemeral'
+    )
+}}
+{{ dbt_date.get_date_dimension('2015-01-01', '2022-12-31') }}
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