Date Formulas in Excel



Excel has a number of date formulas that can be used to perform various calculations with dates. Here are some of the most commonly used date formulas:

  1. TODAY (): Returns the current date.
  2. NOW (): Returns the current date and time.
  3. DATE (year, month, day): Returns the date for a specified year, month, and day.
  4. YEAR (date): Returns the year for a given date.
  5. MONTH (date): Returns the month for a given date.
  6. DAY (date): Returns the day of the month for a given date.
  7. WEEKDAY (date, [return_type]): Returns the day of the week for a given date. The return_type argument specifies the numbering system to use for the days of the week.
  8. DATEDIF (start_date, end_date, unit): Returns the difference between two dates in a specified unit of time (such as days, months, or years).
  9. EOMONTH(start_date, months): Returns the date of the last day of the month a specified number of months after the start date.
  10. WORKDAY (start_date, days, [holidays]): Returns the date a specified number of workdays after a start date. The holidays argument is optional and can be used to exclude holidays from the calculation.

These are just a few examples of the many date formulas available in Excel. To use them, simply enter the formula into a cell and provide the necessary arguments.

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