diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
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+import datetime
+
+
+
+def date_to_epoch(date_str: str) -> float:
+    split_date = date_str.split("-")
+    date = datetime.datetime(
+        int(split_date[0]),
+        int(split_date[1]),
+        int(split_date[2]),
+        0,
+        0,
+        0,
+    )
+
+    return date.timestamp()