Excel Date Functions : DAY

Introduction to DAY Function

DAY function returns the day number from a valid date. As you know, in Excel, a date is a combination of day, month, and year, DAY function gets the day from the date and ignores the rest of the part.

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Syntax of DAY Function

DAY(serial_number)

Arguments of DAY Function

serial_number: A valid serial number of the date from which you want to extract the day number.

Example of DAY Function in MS Excel

In the below example, we have used the DAY to simply get the day from a date.

And in the below example, we have used DAY with TODAY to create a dynamic formula that returns the current day number and it will update every time you open your worksheet or when you recalculate your worksheet.

Other Excel Date Functions Tutorials

You can explore and master other date functions in Microsoft Excel. Here is a complete list of date functions available in Microsoft Excel.

• DATE Function
• DATEVALUE Function
• DAY Function
• DAYS Function
• EDATE Function
• EOMONTH Function
• MONTH Function
• NETWORKDAYS Function
• NETWORKDAYS.INTL Function
• TODAY Function
• WEEKDAY Function
• WEEKNUM Function
• YEAR Function