Month number
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Date |
| 2 | 3/9/2024 |
Formula: C2: =MONTH(A2)
Result: 3
March is month 3.
Google Sheets function
MONTH in Google Sheets
MONTH 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 MONTH Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
Quarter
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Date |
| 2 | 8/20/2024 |
Formula: C2: =ROUNDUP(MONTH(A2)/3,0)
Result: 3
August is month 8; 8 divided by 3 is 2.67, which rounds up to quarter 3.
Same month in two dates
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joined | Event |
| 2 | 3/9/2019 | 3/22/2024 |
Formula: D2: =MONTH(A2)=MONTH(B2)
Result: TRUE
The years differ but both dates fall in March, so the test is TRUE.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in F2: =MONTH(A2)
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start | End | Holiday | Time | Result | |
| 2 | 3/15/2026 | 6/20/2026 | 5/1/2026 | 14:45 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1/31/2026 | 2/28/2026 | 5/9/2026 | 09:30 | ||
| 4 | 12/24/2025 | 1/9/2026 |
Result in F2: 3
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