{"id":9986,"date":"2019-08-28T10:21:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T08:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=9986"},"modified":"2023-11-30T17:42:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:42:48","slug":"date-formula-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/date-formula-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"DATE Formula in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What does it do?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Creates a date based on the year, month and day provided<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Formula breakdown:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=DATE(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">year<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">month<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #339966;\">day<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What it means:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=DATE(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">year of the date<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">month of the date<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #339966;\">day of the date<\/span>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you want to create dates dynamically, Excel&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>DATE formula\u00a0<\/strong>can do this for you! You just need to provide the year, month and day to it.<\/p>\n<p>I explain how you can do this below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N8Y7vEP7nkc?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MyExcelOnlinecomtutorials?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignmiddle wp-image-111468 size-full\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.yt_.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download excel workbook<i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">DATE-FORMULA.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> We need to <strong>enter the <i>DATE\u00a0<\/i>function in a blank cell<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">=DATE(<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DATE Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-01.jpg\" alt=\"DATE Formula in Excel\" width=\"655\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-01.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-01-300x66.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The <b>DATE\u00a0<\/b>arguments:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_57_1 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"scroll-to-download\">Free Practice Workbook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/date-formula-in-excel\/#year\" title=\"year\">year<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/date-formula-in-excel\/#month\" title=\"month\">month<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/date-formula-in-excel\/#day\" title=\"day\">day<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"year\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>year<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>What is the year of the date?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Select the cell containing the year:<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">=DATE(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">C9,<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DATE Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-02.jpg\" alt=\"DATE Formula in Excel\" width=\"661\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-02.jpg 661w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-02-300x70.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"month\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>month<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>What is the month of the date?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Select the cell containing the month:<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">=DATE(C9,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">D9,<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DATE Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-03.jpg\" alt=\"DATE Formula in Excel\" width=\"647\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-03.jpg 647w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-03-300x68.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"day\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>day<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>What is the day of the date?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Select the cell containing the day:<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">=DATE(C9, D9,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">E9)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DATE Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-04.jpg\" alt=\"DATE Formula in Excel\" width=\"670\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-04.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-04-300x60.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apply the same formula to the rest of the cells by dragging the lower right corner downwards.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DATE Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-05.jpg\" alt=\"DATE Formula in Excel\" width=\"635\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-05.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-05-300x69.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You now have your dates generated!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DATE Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-06.jpg\" alt=\"DATE Formula in Excel\" width=\"636\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-06.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DATE-FORMULA-06-300x76.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>How to Use the DATE Formula in Excel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a 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title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; What does it do? Creates a date based on the year, month and day provided Formula breakdown: =DATE(year, month, day) What it means: =DATE(year of the date, month of the date, day of the date) If you want to create dates dynamically, Excel&#8217;s\u00a0DATE formula\u00a0can do this for you! 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