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Excel DAYS Function

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The Excel DAYS function (new in Excel 2013) returns the number of whole days between two date serial numbers. It ignores time portions of date-time serial numbers.

Excel DAYS Function Syntax

Syntax: =DAYS( end_date, start_date)
start_date A date in a format Excel recognises known as the date-time serial number, or text
end_date A date in a format Excel recognises known as the date-time serial number, or text
 

Excel DAYS Function Examples

Excel DAYS Function

Notice the first day isn't included in the count. You need to add 1 to the result if you want inclusive dates.

Tip: The Excel DAYS function works with dates stored as text (cell B13), but this is not reliable. It's always best to work with date serial numbers.

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