Day of the Month in Excel: A Comprehensive Guide
Hi readers!
Welcome to our in-depth guide on working with day of the month values in Microsoft Excel. Whether you’re a seasoned spreadsheet wizard or just starting out, we’ll cover everything you need to know to efficiently extract, manipulate, and display day of the month data in Excel.
Section 1: Extracting the Day of the Month
Subheading 1: Using the DAY Function
The DAY function is the simplest way to extract the day of the month from a date value. Simply pass the date as an argument to the DAY function, like this:
=DAY(A1)
Subheading 2: Extracting Days with DATEVALUE and DAY functions
If you have a date stored as text, you can combine the DATEVALUE and DAY functions to extract the day of the month. For instance:
=DAY(DATEVALUE("2023-03-15"))
Section 2: Formatting Day of the Month
Subheading 1: Using the TEXT Function
To display the day of the month in a specific format, use the TEXT function. For example, to display the day as an ordinal number (e.g., "1st", "2nd"), use this formula:
=TEXT(A1, "dddd")
Subheading 2: Custom Number Formatting
You can also use custom number formats to display the day of the month in different ways. For instance, to display the day as "Day 1", "Day 2", and so on, apply this custom number format:
"Day "d
Section 3: Calculations with Day of the Month
Subheading 1: Adding or Subtracting Days
To add or subtract a specified number of days from a date, use the DATEADD function. For example, to add 5 days to February 28th, 2023:
=DATEADD("d", 5, DATEVALUE("2023-02-28"))
Subheading 2: Finding the Day of the Week
To determine the day of the week for a given date, use the WEEKDAY function. This function returns a number (1-7) representing the day of the week, with 1 being Sunday and 7 being Saturday.
=WEEKDAY(A1)
Table Summary: Day of the Month Excel Functions
| Function | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| DAY | Extracts the day of the month | =DAY(A1) |
| DATEVALUE | Converts a text date to a date value | =DATEVALUE("2023-03-15") |
| TEXT | Formats a date value | =TEXT(A1, "dddd") |
| DATEADD | Adds or subtracts days from a date | =DATEADD("d", 5, DATEVALUE("2023-02-28")) |
| WEEKDAY | Returns the day of the week for a date | =WEEKDAY(A1) |
Conclusion
Well done, readers! By now, you should have a solid understanding of how to extract, manipulate, and display day of the month values in Excel. For further exploration, we encourage you to check out our other comprehensive articles:
Thank you for reading and happy Excel-ing!
FAQs about "Day of the Month in Excel"
How to get the day of the month in Excel?
=DAY(date)
How to format the day of the month as a string?
=TEXT(date, "dd")
How to extract the day of the month from a text string?
Use the LEFT and MID functions:
LEFT(text, 2) & MID(text, 4, 1)
How to get the day of the month as a number between 1 and 31?
=DAY(date) - 1
How to get the day of the month as a weekday name?
Use the TEXT function with the "dddd" format:
=TEXT(date, "dddd")
How to get the day of the month as a weekday abbreviation?
Use the TEXT function with the "ddd" format:
=TEXT(date, "ddd")
How to get the day of the month as a three-letter weekday abbreviation?
Use the TEXT function with the "ddd" format:
=LEFT(TEXT(date, "dddd"), 3)
How to get the number of days in a given month?
Use the EOMONTH function:
EOMONTH(date, 0)
How to get the first day of the month?
=DATE(YEAR(date), MONTH(date), 1)
How to get the last day of the month?
=DATE(YEAR(date), MONTH(date) + 1, 0)
