XL: Calculating the Number of Days Between Two Dates

ID: Q27089

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0, 5.0c
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.0a
Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

In Microsoft Excel, to find the number of days between two dates, you can use the following formula


   =Date2-Date1

where "Date2" represents the later of the two dates and "Date1" represents the earlier of the two dates.

Format the cell that contains this formula as "General" so the cell displays the difference between the two dates in number of days.

Additional query words: 4.00a 5.00a 5.00c 7.00a 97 98 XL98 XL97 XL7 XL5 XL4 XL3


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Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,4.0,4.0a,5.0,5.0c,7.0,7.0a,97; MACINTOSH: 3.0,4.0,5.0,5.0a,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: March 11, 1999