diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs
index 6e10afba4..168dbd164 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs
@@ -352,38 +352,45 @@ datep = do
 
 datep' :: Maybe Year -> TextParser m Day
 datep' mYear = do
+  startPos <- getPosition
   d1 <- decimal <?> "year or month"
   sep <- satisfy isDateSepChar <?> "date separator"
   d2 <- decimal <?> "month or day"
-  fullDate d1 sep d2 <|> partialDate mYear d1 sep d2
+  fullDate startPos d1 sep d2 <|> partialDate startPos mYear d1 sep d2
   <?> "full or partial date"
 
   where
 
-  fullDate :: Integer -> Char -> Int -> TextParser m Day
-  fullDate year sep1 month = do
+  fullDate :: SourcePos -> Integer -> Char -> Int -> TextParser m Day
+  fullDate startPos year sep1 month = do
     sep2 <- satisfy isDateSepChar <?> "date separator"
     day <- decimal <?> "day"
+    endPos <- getPosition
     let dateStr = show year ++ [sep1] ++ show month ++ [sep2] ++ show day
 
-    when (sep1 /= sep2) $ fail $
+    when (sep1 /= sep2) $ parseErrorAtRegion startPos endPos $
       "invalid date (mixing date separators is not allowed): " ++ dateStr
 
     case fromGregorianValid year month day of
-      Nothing -> fail $ "well-formed but invalid date: " ++ dateStr
+      Nothing -> parseErrorAtRegion startPos endPos $
+                   "well-formed but invalid date: " ++ dateStr
       Just date -> pure $! date
 
-  partialDate :: Maybe Year -> Integer -> Char -> Int -> TextParser m Day
-  partialDate mYear month sep day = case mYear of
-    Just year ->
-      case fromGregorianValid year (fromIntegral month) day of
-        Nothing -> fail $ "well-formed but invalid date: " ++ dateStr
-        Just date -> pure $! date
-      where dateStr = show year ++ [sep] ++ show month ++ [sep] ++ show day
+  partialDate
+    :: SourcePos -> Maybe Year -> Integer -> Char -> Int -> TextParser m Day
+  partialDate startPos mYear month sep day = do
+    endPos <- getPosition
+    case mYear of
+      Just year ->
+        case fromGregorianValid year (fromIntegral month) day of
+          Nothing -> parseErrorAtRegion startPos endPos $
+                      "well-formed but invalid date: " ++ dateStr
+          Just date -> pure $! date
+        where dateStr = show year ++ [sep] ++ show month ++ [sep] ++ show day
 
-    Nothing -> fail $
-      "partial date "++dateStr++" found, but the current year is unknown"
-      where dateStr = show month ++ [sep] ++ show day
+      Nothing -> parseErrorAtRegion startPos endPos $
+        "partial date "++dateStr++" found, but the current year is unknown"
+        where dateStr = show month ++ [sep] ++ show day
 
 {-# INLINABLE datep' #-}
 
diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
index 66f2f5212..3171cf60a 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: fbcc49317255a91cf8d9795d99203ce5e9930e4981b2fc246349a6ea8d23af74
+-- hash: 86a93717a2fa0b215398b09da43e823e40cbf65bdd62a40ef0473549b2d5900c
 
 name:           hledger-lib
 version:        1.9.99
diff --git a/tests/journal/posting-dates.test b/tests/journal/posting-dates.test
index 1a5ae084f..7485942f3 100644
--- a/tests/journal/posting-dates.test
+++ b/tests/journal/posting-dates.test
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ end comment
    b  0
        ; date: 3.32
 
->>>2 /10:19/
+>>>2 /10:16/
 >>>=1
 
 # 3. Ledger's bracketed date syntax is also supported: `[DATE]`,