Google Sheets function

HOUR in Google Sheets

HOUR with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.

In Google Sheets

The arguments and common errors are covered in the HOUR Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.

	A
1	Time
2	14:45

Formula: C2: =HOUR(A2)

Result: 14

A quarter to three in the afternoon is hour 14.

	A
1

Formula: A1: =HOUR("18:45")

Result: 18

The quoted text is converted to a time first, then its hour is read.

	A
1

Formula: A1: =HOUR(0.75)

Result: 18

Three quarters of a day is 18:00.

A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.

Formula in F2: =HOUR(D2)

Result in F2: 14

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