diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/fmt_helper.h b/include/spdlog/details/fmt_helper.h
index 455cbc0a..d8abcf76 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/fmt_helper.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/fmt_helper.h
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "chrono"
+#include "spdlog/fmt/fmt.h"
+
 // Some fmt helpers to efficiently format and pad ints and strings
 namespace spdlog {
 namespace details {
@@ -110,6 +113,18 @@ inline void pad6(size_t n, fmt::basic_memory_buffer<char, Buffer_Size> &dest)
     pad3(static_cast<int>(n % 1000), dest);
 }
 
+// return fraction of a second of the given time_point.
+// e.g.
+// fraction<std::milliseconds>(tp) -> will return the millis part of the second
+template<typename ToDuration>
+ToDuration time_fraction(const log_clock::time_point &tp)
+{
+    using namespace std::chrono;
+    auto duration = tp.time_since_epoch();
+    auto secs = duration_cast<seconds>(duration);
+    return duration_cast<ToDuration>(duration) - duration_cast<ToDuration>(secs);
+}
+
 } // namespace fmt_helper
 } // namespace details
 } // namespace spdlog
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diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h
index 5c1804de..765f9305 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h
@@ -231,10 +231,7 @@ class e_formatter SPDLOG_FINAL : public flag_formatter
 {
     void format(const details::log_msg &msg, const std::tm &, fmt::memory_buffer &dest) override
     {
-        using namespace std::chrono;
-        auto duration = msg.time.time_since_epoch();
-        auto secs = duration_cast<seconds>(duration);
-        auto millis = duration_cast<milliseconds>(duration) - duration_cast<milliseconds>(secs);
+        auto millis = fmt_helper::time_fraction<std::chrono::milliseconds>(msg.time);
         fmt_helper::pad3(static_cast<int>(millis.count()), dest);
     }
 };
@@ -244,9 +241,8 @@ class f_formatter SPDLOG_FINAL : public flag_formatter
 {
     void format(const details::log_msg &msg, const std::tm &, fmt::memory_buffer &dest) override
     {
-        auto duration = msg.time.time_since_epoch();
-        auto micros = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(duration).count() % 1000000;
-        fmt_helper::pad6(static_cast<int>(micros), dest);
+        auto micros = fmt_helper::time_fraction<std::chrono::microseconds>(msg.time);
+        fmt_helper::pad6(static_cast<int>(micros.count()), dest);
     }
 };
 
@@ -255,12 +251,12 @@ class F_formatter SPDLOG_FINAL : public flag_formatter
 {
     void format(const details::log_msg &msg, const std::tm &, fmt::memory_buffer &dest) override
     {
-        auto duration = msg.time.time_since_epoch();
-        auto ns = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(duration).count() % 1000000000;
-        fmt::format_to(dest, "{:09}", ns);
+        auto ns = fmt_helper::time_fraction<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(msg.time);
+        fmt::format_to(dest, "{:09}", ns.count());
     }
 };
 
+// seconds since epoch
 class E_formatter SPDLOG_FINAL : public flag_formatter
 {
     void format(const details::log_msg &msg, const std::tm &, fmt::memory_buffer &dest) override
@@ -499,7 +495,7 @@ class full_formatter SPDLOG_FINAL : public flag_formatter
         }
         fmt_helper::append_buf(cached_datetime_, dest);
 
-        auto millis = duration_cast<milliseconds>(duration) - duration_cast<milliseconds>(secs);
+        auto millis = fmt_helper::time_fraction<milliseconds>(msg.time);
         fmt_helper::pad3(static_cast<int>(millis.count()), dest);
         dest.push_back(']');
         dest.push_back(' ');