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Date and time functions in Canva Sheets


Date and time functions help you work with dates, extract specific components, and calculate time differences. These are useful for tracking events, calculating durations, and formatting dates.

FUNCTION

WHAT IT DOES

EXAMPLE

DATE

Creates a date value from separate year, month, and day inputs.

=DATE(2024, 3, 20) → 20 March 2024

DAYS

Calculates the number of days between two dates.

=DAYS(A2, B2)

YEAR

Extracts the year from a date.

=YEAR(A2) → 2024

MONTH

Extracts the month from a date.

=MONTH(A2) → 3 (March)

DAY

Extracts the day from a date.

=DAY(A2) → 20

DATEDIF

Calculates the difference between two dates.

=DATEDIF(start_date, end_date, unit)

DAYS360

Calculates the days between dates using a 360-day year.

=DAYS360(start_date, end_date, [method])

EDATE

Returns the date a number of months before or after a start date.

=EDATE(start_date, months)

EOMONTH

Returns the last day of the month.

=EOMONTH(start_date, months)

HOUR

Returns the hour from a time value.

=HOUR(serial_number)

ISOWEEKNUM

Returns the ISO week number.

=ISOWEEKNUM(date)

MINUTE

Returns the minute from a time value.

=MINUTE(serial_number)

NETWORKDAYS

Returns the number of working days between two dates.

=NETWORKDAYS(start_date, end_date, [holidays])

NETWORKDAYS.INTL

Returns working days between two dates, with custom weekends.

=NETWORKDAYS.INTL(start_date, end_date, [weekend], [holidays])

SECOND

Returns the second from a time value.

=SECOND(serial_number)

TIME

Creates a time value from hours, minutes, and seconds.

=TIME(hour, minute, second)

WEEKDAY

Returns the day of the week as a number.

=WEEKDAY(serial_number, [return_type])

WEEKNUM

Returns the week number of the year.

=WEEKNUM(serial_number, [return_type])

WORKDAY

Returns the date after a specified number of workdays.

=WORKDAY(start_date, days, [holidays])

WORKDAY.INTL

Returns a workday after a specified number of days, with custom weekends.

=WORKDAY.INTL(start_date, days, [weekend], [holidays])

YEARFRAC

Returns the fraction of a year between two dates.

=YEARFRAC(start_date, end_date, [basis])

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