Unlock the Power of MONTH Function in Excel

This article introduces you to the MONTH function, one of the highly favored functions in the date, time, and Excel community.

Description: The function returns the month of a date represented by a serial number in Excel. The month is represented by an integer ranging from 1 to 12.

Syntax: MONTH(serial_number)

In this,

serial_number represents the date in serial form for which you want to calculate the month.

Note:

- Excel stores dates in serial form for convenient calculations.

- The return values of YEAR, MONTH, DAY functions are in Gregorian format regardless of the provided display format.

Example:

Calculating the month values for different formatted dates:

- In the cell where you want the result, use the formula: =MONTH(F7).

- Press Enter -> the returned month value is:

- Similarly, replicate the formula for the remaining values to achieve the results:

Here is a guide and some specific examples when working with the MONTH function in Excel.

Wishing you all the best in your endeavors!