Excel Formulas to Get the Nth day of Year ~ A Complete Guide!!
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Published: 2021-05-20 05:01:38

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In the previous post, we have learned how to **[get the N<sup>th</sup> day of the week in a month](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-find-a-nth-day-of-week-in-month/)**. Likewise, here we are going to see how to **find the N<sup>th</sup> day of the year in Excel**. Let’s jump into this article!! Get an official version of ** MS Excel**  from the following link: [https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel](https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel)

[![Nth day of the year](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Nth-day-of-the-year.png)](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-get-the-nth-day-of-year/nth-day-of-the-year/#main)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-43982">Nth day of the year</figcaption>

## Generic Formula:

- You can use the below formula to find out ht N<sup>th </sup>day of a certain year in Excel.

**=date-[DATE](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-date-function-in-microsoft-excel-365/)([YEAR](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-year-function-in-excel-365/)(date),1,0)**

## Syntax Explanations:

- **DATE** – In Excel, the **[DATE function](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-date-function-in-microsoft-excel-365/)** combines three different values and returns them as a date.
- **YEAR** – This function is used to extract the year from the given date and returns the year as a 4-digit number. Read more on the **[YEAR Function](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-year-function-in-excel-365/)**.
- **Date**  – It specifies the input range from your worksheet.
- **Minus Operator (-)** – This symbol will help to subtract any two values.
- **Comma symbol (,)** – It is a separator that helps to separate a list of values.
- **Parenthesis ()** – The main purpose of this symbol is to group the elements.

## Example:

Let’s consider the below example image.

- Here, we will enter the input dates in **Column B**.
- Now we are going to find out the N<sup>th </sup>day of the certain year.

![Input Range](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Input-Range-23.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-43981">Input Range</figcaption>

- Select any cell and type the above-given formula.

![Enter the formula](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Enter-the-formula-61.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-43984">Enter the formula</figcaption>

- Finally, press  **ENTER**  to get the result out, if you need, drag the fill handle over range to apply the formula.

![Result](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Result-57.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-43983">Result</figcaption>

## Wind-Up:

From this chapter, you can get some clarification on how to **find the N<sup>th</sup> day of the year in Excel**. Hope you like it. Please write us below if something is unclear or if you need further assistance on this subject.

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