MONTH Function

The MONTH function in Excel returns the month component of a specified date as a number between 1-12.

Syntax:

=MONTH(serial_number)

Arguments

serial_number – (required) The date that contains the month you want to extract.

MONTH Function Usage Examples:

Let’s look at the following example that shows how the month is removed from a date value in Excel.

Here are some other usage examples. Excel automatically pulls out the month from a date. When other components are present, such as hours, seconds, and days, Excel ignores these figures. Review the example below.

month function
MONTH Function Examples

Usage Errors

#VALUE! error – The serial_number is not a valid Excel date.

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