Date and Time - MINUTE Function



Description

The MINUTE function returns the minutes of a time value. The minute is given as an integer, ranging from 0 to 59.

Syntax

MINUTE (serial_number)

Arguments

Argument Description Required/ Optional
Serial_number

The time that contains the minute, you want to find.

Times can be entered

  • as text strings within quotation marks (E.g. "6:45 PM")

  • as decimal numbers (E.g. 0.78125, which represents 6:45 PM)

  • as results of other formulas or functions (E.g. TIMEVALUE("6:45 PM"))

Required

Notes

  • Time values are a portion of a date value and represented by a decimal number (For example, 12:00 PM is represented as 0.5, since it is half of a day).

  • If the supplied serial_number is not a valid Excel time, MINUTE returns the #VALUE! error value.

Applicability

Excel 2007, Excel 2010, Excel 2013, Excel 2016

Example

MINUTE Function
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