DAYS Formula in Excel

 

What does it do?

Gets the number of days between two dates

Formula breakdown:

=DAYS(end_date, start_date)

What it means:

=DAYS(ending date, starting date)

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Have two dates that you want to check what is the difference in days? No problem! Excel’s DAYS Formula will compute this easily for you!

I explain how you can do this below:

STEP 1: We need to enter the DAYS function in a blank cell:

=DAYS(

 

STEP 2: The DAYS arguments:

end_date

What is the ending date?

Select the cell containing the ending date:

=DAYS(D9,

start_date

What is the starting date?

Select the cell containing the starting date:

=DAYS(D9, C9)

 

Apply the same formula to the rest of the cells by dragging the lower right corner downwards.

You now have your differences in days!

 

How to Use the DAYS Formula in Excel