diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 88bb85ec9..78ca04c1b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.20
 
 require (
 	gioui.org v0.2.0
+	git.sr.ht/~sbinet/epok v0.1.0
 	git.sr.ht/~sbinet/go-arrow v0.2.0
 	github.com/astrogo/fitsio v0.3.0
 	github.com/campoy/embedmd v1.0.0
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/posener/complete v1.2.3 // indirect
 	github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20230129092748-24d4a6f8daec // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.4 // indirect
+	github.com/teambition/rrule-go v1.8.2 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp/shiny v0.0.0-20230801115018-d63ba01acd4b // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.12.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.14.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9bacc26f2..71f06ac3d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ gioui.org/shader v1.0.6/go.mod h1:mWdiME581d/kV7/iEhLmUgUK5iZ09XR5XpduXzbePVM=
 gioui.org/x v0.2.0 h1:/MbdjKH19F16auv19UiQxli2n6BYPw7eyh9XBOTgmEw=
 gioui.org/x v0.2.0/go.mod h1:rCGN2nZ8ZHqrtseJoQxCMZpt2xrZUrdZ2WuMRLBJmYs=
 git.sr.ht/~sbinet/cmpimg v0.1.0 h1:E0zPRk2muWuCqSKSVZIWsgtU9pjsw3eKHi8VmQeScxo=
+git.sr.ht/~sbinet/epok v0.1.0 h1:gtcT69TjnNZl5NansTvzqWtIJ5W4ysMSyiZIjYDzORE=
+git.sr.ht/~sbinet/epok v0.1.0/go.mod h1:fPYSc65tPhuTrm4kYvAZDx/vGaMsbIGg7owyUn+DD48=
 git.sr.ht/~sbinet/gg v0.5.0 h1:6V43j30HM623V329xA9Ntq+WJrMjDxRjuAB1LFWF5m8=
 git.sr.ht/~sbinet/gg v0.5.0/go.mod h1:G2C0eRESqlKhS7ErsNey6HHrqU1PwsnCQlekFi9Q2Oo=
 git.sr.ht/~sbinet/go-arrow v0.2.0 h1:QIiVPcEtMb2lzOWDgBrIz9Sa+7Xvs2EJ/Icxe6IcUSI=
@@ -114,6 +116,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1 h1:w7B6lhMri9wdJUVmEZPGGhZzrYTPvgJArz7wNPgYKsk=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
+github.com/teambition/rrule-go v1.8.2 h1:lIjpjvWTj9fFUZCmuoVDrKVOtdiyzbzc93qTmRVe/J8=
+github.com/teambition/rrule-go v1.8.2/go.mod h1:Ieq5AbrKGciP1V//Wq8ktsTXwSwJHDD5mD/wLBGl3p4=
 github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11 h1:kpFauv27b6ynzBNT/Xy+1k+fK4WswhN/6PN5WhFAGw8=
 github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11/go.mod h1:nbz6k7qbPmH4IRqmfOplQw/tblSgqTqBwxkY0oWt/14=
 github.com/xwb1989/sqlparser v0.0.0-20180606152119-120387863bf2 h1:zzrxE1FKn5ryBNl9eKOeqQ58Y/Qpo3Q9QNxKHX5uzzQ=
diff --git a/hplot/testdata/timeseries_daily_golden.png b/hplot/testdata/timeseries_daily_golden.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00cd8ac13
Binary files /dev/null and b/hplot/testdata/timeseries_daily_golden.png differ
diff --git a/hplot/testdata/timeseries_monthly_golden.png b/hplot/testdata/timeseries_monthly_golden.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8674b2a9
Binary files /dev/null and b/hplot/testdata/timeseries_monthly_golden.png differ
diff --git a/hplot/testdata/timeseries_yearly_golden.png b/hplot/testdata/timeseries_yearly_golden.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2878745e
Binary files /dev/null and b/hplot/testdata/timeseries_yearly_golden.png differ
diff --git a/hplot/ticks_example_test.go b/hplot/ticks_example_test.go
index 8fe9a081b..1f93db0d0 100644
--- a/hplot/ticks_example_test.go
+++ b/hplot/ticks_example_test.go
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@
 package hplot_test
 
 import (
+	"image/color"
 	"log"
+	"time"
 
+	"git.sr.ht/~sbinet/epok"
 	"go-hep.org/x/hep/hplot"
+	"gonum.org/v1/plot/plotter"
 	"gonum.org/v1/plot/vg"
 	"gonum.org/v1/plot/vg/draw"
 )
@@ -75,3 +79,198 @@ func ExampleTicks() {
 		log.Fatalf("error: %+v\n", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func ExampleTicks_yearly() {
+	cnv := epok.UTCUnixTimeConverter{}
+
+	p := hplot.New()
+	p.Title.Text = "Time series (yearly)"
+	p.Y.Label.Text = "Goroutines"
+
+	p.Y.Min = 0
+	p.Y.Max = 4
+	p.X.AutoRescale = true
+	p.X.Tick.Marker = epok.Ticks{
+		Ruler: epok.Rules{
+			Major: epok.Rule{
+				Freq:  epok.Yearly,
+				Range: epok.Range{Step: 5},
+			},
+		},
+		Format:    "2006-01-02\n15:04:05",
+		Converter: cnv,
+	}
+
+	xysFrom := func(vs ...float64) plotter.XYs {
+		o := make(plotter.XYs, len(vs))
+		for i := range o {
+			o[i].X = vs[i]
+			o[i].Y = float64(i + 1)
+		}
+		return o
+	}
+	data := xysFrom(
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-02-03 01:02:03")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2011-03-04 11:22:33")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2015-02-03 04:05:06")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2020-02-03 07:08:09")),
+	)
+
+	line, pnts, err := hplot.NewLinePoints(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("could not create plotter: %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	line.Color = color.RGBA{B: 255, A: 255}
+	pnts.Shape = draw.CircleGlyph{}
+	pnts.Color = color.RGBA{R: 255, A: 255}
+
+	p.Add(line, pnts, hplot.NewGrid())
+
+	err = p.Save(20*vg.Centimeter, 10*vg.Centimeter, "testdata/timeseries_yearly.png")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("could not save plot: %+v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func ExampleTicks_monthly() {
+	cnv := epok.UTCUnixTimeConverter{}
+
+	p := hplot.New()
+	p.Title.Text = "Time series (monthly)"
+	p.Y.Label.Text = "Goroutines"
+
+	p.Y.Min = 0
+	p.Y.Max = 4
+	p.X.AutoRescale = true
+	p.X.Tick.Marker = epok.Ticks{
+		Ruler: epok.Rules{
+			Major: epok.Rule{
+				Freq:  epok.Monthly,
+				Range: epok.RangeFrom(1, 13, 2),
+			},
+		},
+		Format:    "2006\nJan-02\n15:04:05",
+		Converter: cnv,
+	}
+
+	xysFrom := func(vs ...float64) plotter.XYs {
+		o := make(plotter.XYs, len(vs))
+		for i := range o {
+			o[i].X = vs[i]
+			o[i].Y = float64(i + 1)
+		}
+		return o
+	}
+	data := xysFrom(
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-01-02 01:02:03")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-02-01 01:02:03")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-02-04 11:22:33")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-03-04 01:02:03")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-04-05 01:02:03")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-04-05 01:02:03")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-05-01 00:02:03")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-05-04 04:04:04")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-05-08 11:12:13")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-06-15 01:02:03")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-07-04 04:04:43")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-07-14 14:17:09")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-08-04 21:22:23")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-08-15 11:12:13")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-09-01 21:52:53")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-10-25 01:19:23")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-11-30 11:32:53")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-12-24 23:59:59")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2010-12-31 23:59:59")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2011-01-12 01:02:03")),
+	)
+
+	line, pnts, err := hplot.NewLinePoints(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("could not create plotter: %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	line.Color = color.RGBA{B: 255, A: 255}
+	pnts.Shape = draw.CircleGlyph{}
+	pnts.Color = color.RGBA{R: 255, A: 255}
+
+	p.Add(line, pnts, hplot.NewGrid())
+
+	err = p.Save(20*vg.Centimeter, 10*vg.Centimeter, "testdata/timeseries_monthly.png")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("could not save plot: %+v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func ExampleTicks_daily() {
+	cnv := epok.UTCUnixTimeConverter{}
+
+	p := hplot.New()
+	p.Title.Text = "Time series (daily)"
+	p.Y.Label.Text = "Goroutines"
+
+	p.Y.Min = 0
+	p.Y.Max = 4
+	p.X.AutoRescale = true
+	p.X.Tick.Marker = epok.Ticks{
+		Ruler: epok.Rules{
+			Major: epok.Rule{
+				Freq:  epok.Daily,
+				Range: epok.RangeFrom(1, 29, 14),
+			},
+			Minor: epok.Rule{
+				Freq:  epok.Daily,
+				Range: epok.RangeFrom(1, 32, 1),
+			},
+		},
+		Format:    "2006\nJan-02\n15:04:05",
+		Converter: cnv,
+	}
+
+	xysFrom := func(vs ...float64) plotter.XYs {
+		o := make(plotter.XYs, len(vs))
+		for i := range o {
+			o[i].X = vs[i]
+			o[i].Y = float64(i + 1)
+		}
+		return o
+	}
+	data := xysFrom(
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2020-01-01 01:02:03")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2020-01-02 02:03:04")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2020-01-12 03:04:05")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2020-01-22 04:05:06")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2020-02-03 05:06:07")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2020-02-13 06:07:08")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2020-02-23 07:08:09")),
+		cnv.FromTime(parse("2020-03-01 00:00:00")),
+	)
+
+	line, pnts, err := hplot.NewLinePoints(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("could not create plotter: %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	line.Color = color.RGBA{B: 255, A: 255}
+	pnts.Shape = draw.CircleGlyph{}
+	pnts.Color = color.RGBA{R: 255, A: 255}
+
+	p.Add(line, pnts, hplot.NewGrid())
+
+	err = p.Save(20*vg.Centimeter, 10*vg.Centimeter, "testdata/timeseries_daily.png")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("could not save plot: %+v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func parse(vs ...string) time.Time {
+	format := "2006-01-02 15:04:05"
+	if len(vs) > 1 {
+		format = vs[1]
+	}
+	t, err := time.Parse(format, vs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return t
+}
diff --git a/hplot/ticks_test.go b/hplot/ticks_test.go
index afedfac7e..8aa595b61 100644
--- a/hplot/ticks_test.go
+++ b/hplot/ticks_test.go
@@ -13,3 +13,15 @@ import (
 func TestTicks(t *testing.T) {
 	checkPlot(cmpimg.CheckPlot)(ExampleTicks, t, "ticks.png")
 }
+
+func TestTicksTimeYearly(t *testing.T) {
+	checkPlot(cmpimg.CheckPlot)(ExampleTicks_yearly, t, "timeseries_yearly.png")
+}
+
+func TestTicksTimeMonthly(t *testing.T) {
+	checkPlot(cmpimg.CheckPlot)(ExampleTicks_monthly, t, "timeseries_monthly.png")
+}
+
+func TestTicksTimeDaily(t *testing.T) {
+	checkPlot(cmpimg.CheckPlot)(ExampleTicks_daily, t, "timeseries_daily.png")
+}