Date & Time Functions

DATE(year,month,day)Returns the serial number of a particular date.
DATEVALUE(date_text)Converts a date in the form of text to a serial number.
DAY(serial_number)Converts a serial number to a day of the month.
DAYS360(start_date,end_date,method)Calculates the number of days between two dates based on a 360-day year.
HOUR(serial_number)Converts a serial number to an hour.
MINUTE(serial_number)Converts a serial number to a minute.
MONTH(serial_number)Converts a serial number to a month.
NOW( )Returns the serial number of the current date and time.
SECOND(serial_number)Converts a serial number to a second.
TIME(hour,minute,second)Returns the serial number of a particular time.
TIMEVALUE(time_text)Converts a time in the form ...

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