diff --git a/proxmox-systemd/src/daily_duration.rs b/proxmox-systemd/src/daily_duration.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bed4eb47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxmox-systemd/src/daily_duration.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+use std::cmp::{Ordering, PartialOrd};
+
+use super::time::{WeekDays};
+
+pub use super::parse_time::parse_daily_duration;
+
+/// Time of Day (hour with minute)
+#[derive(Default, PartialEq, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct HmTime {
+    pub hour: u32,
+    pub minute: u32,
+}
+
+impl PartialOrd for HmTime {
+    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
+        let mut order = self.hour.cmp(&other.hour);
+        if order == Ordering::Equal {
+            order =  self.minute.cmp(&other.minute);
+        }
+        Some(order)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct DailyDuration {
+    /// the days in a week this duration should trigger
+    pub days: WeekDays,
+    pub start: HmTime,
+    pub end: HmTime,
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+
+    use anyhow::{bail, Error};
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn test_parse(
+        duration_str: &str,
+        start_h: u32, start_m: u32,
+        end_h: u32, end_m: u32,
+        days: &[usize],
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let mut day_bits = 0;
+        for day in days { day_bits |= 1<<day; }
+        let expected_days = WeekDays::from_bits(day_bits).unwrap();
+
+        let duration = parse_daily_duration(duration_str)?;
+
+        if duration.start.hour != start_h {
+            bail!("start hour missmatch, extected {}, got {:?}", start_h, duration);
+        }
+        if duration.start.minute != start_m {
+            bail!("start minute missmatch, extected {}, got {:?}", start_m, duration);
+        }
+        if duration.end.hour != end_h {
+            bail!("end hour missmatch, extected {}, got {:?}", end_h, duration);
+        }
+        if duration.end.minute != end_m {
+            bail!("end minute missmatch, extected {}, got {:?}", end_m, duration);
+        }
+
+        if duration.days != expected_days {
+            bail!("weekday missmatch, extected {:?}, got {:?}", expected_days, duration);
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_daily_duration_parser() -> Result<(), Error> {
+
+        assert!(parse_daily_duration("").is_err());
+        assert!(parse_daily_duration(" 8-12").is_err());
+        assert!(parse_daily_duration("8:60-12").is_err());
+        assert!(parse_daily_duration("8-25").is_err());
+        assert!(parse_daily_duration("12-8").is_err());
+
+        test_parse("8-12", 8, 0, 12, 0, &[])?;
+        test_parse("8:0-12:0", 8, 0, 12, 0, &[])?;
+        test_parse("8:00-12:00", 8, 0, 12, 0, &[])?;
+        test_parse("8:05-12:20", 8, 5, 12, 20, &[])?;
+        test_parse("8:05 - 12:20", 8, 5, 12, 20, &[])?;
+
+        test_parse("mon 8-12", 8, 0, 12, 0, &[0])?;
+        test_parse("tue..fri 8-12", 8, 0, 12, 0, &[1,2,3,4])?;
+        test_parse("sat,tue..thu,fri 8-12", 8, 0, 12, 0, &[1,2,3,4,5])?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/proxmox-systemd/src/lib.rs b/proxmox-systemd/src/lib.rs
index b4ab4b72..7c2b1f90 100644
--- a/proxmox-systemd/src/lib.rs
+++ b/proxmox-systemd/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub mod time;
+pub mod daily_duration;
 
 mod parse_time;
 mod unit;
diff --git a/proxmox-systemd/src/parse_time.rs b/proxmox-systemd/src/parse_time.rs
index ba9449b1..d212e264 100644
--- a/proxmox-systemd/src/parse_time.rs
+++ b/proxmox-systemd/src/parse_time.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use anyhow::{bail, Error};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 
 use super::time::*;
+use super::daily_duration::*;
 
 use nom::{
     error::{context, ParseError, VerboseError},
@@ -452,3 +453,58 @@ fn parse_time_span_incomplete(mut i: &str) -> IResult<&str, TimeSpan> {
 
     Ok((i, ts))
 }
+
+pub fn parse_daily_duration(i: &str) -> Result<DailyDuration, Error> {
+    parse_complete_line("daily duration", i, parse_daily_duration_incomplete)
+}
+
+fn parse_daily_duration_incomplete(mut i: &str) -> IResult<&str, DailyDuration> {
+
+    let mut duration = DailyDuration::default();
+
+    if i.starts_with(|c: char| char::is_ascii_alphabetic(&c)) {
+
+        let (n, range_list) =  context(
+            "weekday range list",
+            separated_nonempty_list(tag(","), parse_weekdays_range)
+        )(i)?;
+
+        i = space0(n)?.0;
+
+        for range in range_list  { duration.days.insert(range); }
+    }
+
+    let (i, start) = parse_hm_time(i)?;
+
+    let i = space0(i)?.0;
+
+    let (i, _) = tag("-")(i)?;
+
+    let i = space0(i)?.0;
+
+    let end_time_start = i;
+
+    let (i, end) = parse_hm_time(i)?;
+
+    if start > end {
+        return Err(parse_error(end_time_start, "end time before start time"));
+    }
+
+    duration.start = start;
+    duration.end = end;
+
+    Ok((i, duration))
+}
+
+fn parse_hm_time(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, HmTime> {
+
+    let (i, (hour, opt_minute)) = tuple((
+        parse_time_comp(24),
+        opt(preceded(tag(":"), parse_time_comp(60))),
+    ))(i)?;
+
+    match opt_minute {
+        Some(minute) => Ok((i, HmTime { hour, minute })),
+        None => Ok((i, HmTime { hour, minute: 0})),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/proxmox-systemd/src/time.rs b/proxmox-systemd/src/time.rs
index b81e970e..e5fe7965 100644
--- a/proxmox-systemd/src/time.rs
+++ b/proxmox-systemd/src/time.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use bitflags::bitflags;
 
 use proxmox_time::TmEditor;
 
-pub use super::parse_time::*;
+pub use super::parse_time::{parse_calendar_event, parse_time_span};
 
 bitflags!{
     #[derive(Default)]