diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20230921-161752.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20230921-161752.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f8b8495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20230921-161752.yaml	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Under the Hood
+body: Support for descending & date_part in the query interface
+time: 2023-09-21T16:17:52.090209-05:00
+custom:
+  Author: DevonFulcher
+  Issue: None
diff --git a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/errors.py b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/errors.py
index 322e60ab..5cc9e631 100644
--- a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/errors.py
+++ b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/errors.py
@@ -22,3 +22,10 @@ class ModelTransformError(Exception):
     """Exception to represent errors related to model transformations."""
 
     pass
+
+
+class InvalidQuerySyntax(Exception):
+    """Raised when query syntax is invalid."""
+
+    def __init__(self, msg: str) -> None:  # noqa: D
+        super().__init__(msg)
diff --git a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/parsing/where_filter/where_filter_dimension.py b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/parsing/where_filter/where_filter_dimension.py
index 4a873cca..fbd884d4 100644
--- a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/parsing/where_filter/where_filter_dimension.py
+++ b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/parsing/where_filter/where_filter_dimension.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from typing_extensions import override
 
+from dbt_semantic_interfaces.errors import InvalidQuerySyntax
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.protocols.protocol_hint import ProtocolHint
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.protocols.query_interface import (
     QueryInterfaceDimension,
@@ -32,6 +33,14 @@ def grain(self, time_granularity: str) -> QueryInterfaceDimension:
         self.time_granularity_name = time_granularity
         return self
 
+    def descending(self, _is_descending: bool) -> QueryInterfaceDimension:
+        """Set the sort order for order-by."""
+        raise InvalidQuerySyntax("descending is invalid in the where parameter and filter spec")
+
+    def date_part(self, _date_part: str) -> QueryInterfaceDimension:
+        """Date part to extract from the dimension."""
+        raise InvalidQuerySyntax("date_part isn't currently supported in the where parameter and filter spec")
+
 
 class WhereFilterDimensionFactory(ProtocolHint[QueryInterfaceDimensionFactory]):
     """Creates a WhereFilterDimension.
diff --git a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/parsing/where_filter/where_filter_time_dimension.py b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/parsing/where_filter/where_filter_time_dimension.py
index 3da96607..7ba7dc36 100644
--- a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/parsing/where_filter/where_filter_time_dimension.py
+++ b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/parsing/where_filter/where_filter_time_dimension.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import List, Sequence
+from typing import List, Optional, Sequence
 
 from typing_extensions import override
 
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.call_parameter_sets import TimeDimensionCallParameterSet
+from dbt_semantic_interfaces.errors import InvalidQuerySyntax
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.parsing.where_filter.parameter_set_factory import (
     ParameterSetFactory,
 )
@@ -38,9 +39,18 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:  # noqa
         self.time_dimension_call_parameter_sets: List[TimeDimensionCallParameterSet] = []
 
     def create(
-        self, time_dimension_name: str, time_granularity_name: str, entity_path: Sequence[str] = ()
+        self,
+        time_dimension_name: str,
+        time_granularity_name: str,
+        descending: Optional[bool] = None,
+        date_part_name: Optional[str] = None,
+        entity_path: Sequence[str] = (),
     ) -> TimeDimensionStub:
         """Gets called by Jinja when rendering {{ TimeDimension(...) }}."""
+        if descending is not None:
+            raise InvalidQuerySyntax("descending is invalid in the where parameter and filter spec")
+        if date_part_name is not None:
+            raise InvalidQuerySyntax("date_part isn't currently supported in the where parameter and filter spec")
         self.time_dimension_call_parameter_sets.append(
             ParameterSetFactory.create_time_dimension(time_dimension_name, time_granularity_name, entity_path)
         )
diff --git a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/protocols/query_interface.py b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/protocols/query_interface.py
index 8cc6db4a..32ea87d7 100644
--- a/dbt_semantic_interfaces/protocols/query_interface.py
+++ b/dbt_semantic_interfaces/protocols/query_interface.py
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from abc import abstractmethod
-from typing import Protocol, Sequence
+from typing import Optional, Protocol, Sequence
+
+
+class QueryInterfaceMetric(Protocol):
+    """Represents the interface for Metric in the query interface."""
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def descending(self, _is_descending: bool) -> QueryInterfaceMetric:
+        """Set the sort order for order-by."""
+        pass
 
 
 class QueryInterfaceDimension(Protocol):
@@ -12,6 +21,16 @@ def grain(self, _grain: str) -> QueryInterfaceDimension:
         """The time granularity."""
         pass
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def descending(self, _is_descending: bool) -> QueryInterfaceDimension:
+        """Set the sort order for order-by."""
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def date_part(self, _date_part: str) -> QueryInterfaceDimension:
+        """Date part to extract from the dimension."""
+        pass
+
 
 class QueryInterfaceDimensionFactory(Protocol):
     """Creates a Dimension for the query interface.
@@ -42,6 +61,8 @@ def create(
         self,
         time_dimension_name: str,
         time_granularity_name: str,
+        descending: Optional[bool] = None,
+        date_part_name: Optional[str] = None,
         entity_path: Sequence[str] = (),
     ) -> QueryInterfaceTimeDimension:
         """Create a TimeDimension."""