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WITH -- This table contains all the distinct date -- instances in the data set dates(date) AS ( SELECT DISTINCT CAST(CreationDate AS DATE) FROM Posts WHERE OwnerUserId = ##UserId## ), -- Generate "groups" of dates by subtracting the -- date's row number (no gaps) from the date itself -- (with potential gaps). Whenever there is a gap, -- there will be a new group groups AS ( SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY date) AS rn, dateadd(day, -ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY date), date) AS grp, date FROM dates ) SELECT * FROM groups ORDER BY rn