In this article, we will learn how to calculate the number of months elapsed between dates using DATEDIF function in Excel.
DATEDIF function returns the number of years, months and days between the given two dates in Excel.
Syntax:
Unit:
“y” denotes Years between dates
“m” denotes between dates
“d” denotes days between dates
"md" denotes days between dates, ignoring months and years
"ym" denotes months between dates, ignoring days and years
"yd" denotes days between dates, ignoring years
Let’s understand this using it in an example
Use the formula
As you can see the function returns the number of months between two given dates.
If you wish to find days or years between two given dates.
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