use 5.010; use Time::Piece; use Time::Seconds qw( ONE_DAY ONE_HOUR ); sub last_day_of_last_month () { my $now = localtime; my $day = Time::Piece->new( $now - ($now->day_of_month * ONE_DAY) ); $day += ONE_HOUR * ($now->isdst <=> $day->isdst); return $day; } say last_day_of_last_month->mdy('/');