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MONTH function

Returns the month (1 to 12) of a date.

Syntax

=MONTH(serial_number)

Arguments

ArgumentRequiredDescription
serial_numberRequiredThe date

How to use MONTH

MONTH takes 1 required argument. Type =MONTH( in a cell and SheetsBat shows the arguments as you go. Optional arguments are shown in square brackets; leave them out to use their default.

Examples

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=MONTH(DATE(2024, 3, 15))Result 3
=MONTH(0)Result 1

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