MINUTE()

Syntax. MINUTE(serial_number)

Definition. This function extracts the minute from a serial number (a time with or without a date). The minute is returned as an integer from 0 through 59.

Arguments

  • serial_number (required). A valid time (and a date, if applicable)

Background. With this function, as well as with the HOUR() and SECOND() functions, you can determine a valid time and use its components for other calculations.

You can enter times as strings enclosed in quotation marks (as in “06:43”), as decimal numbers (as in 0.27986111 for 06:43), or as the result of other formulas and functions.

Example. Assume that you need to calculate the minutes after the full hours.

Here are example formulas:

  • =MINUTE("06:43") returns 43 minutes.

  • =MINUTE("12/24/2010 ...

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