Excel Formulas to Find the Date from Given Day Number ~ Quick Tips!!
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Published: 2021-05-13 09:25:25

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Microsoft Excel provides a ton of functions to work with **dates and times**. Each function performs a simple operation and by combining several functions within one formula you can solve more complex and challenging tasks. In this post, we are going to learn how to **find the date from the given day number in Excel**. Let’s begin!! 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)

[![Get date from day number](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Get-date-from-day-number.png)](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-find-the-date-from-given-day-number/get-date-from-day-number/#main)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-40916">Get date from day number</figcaption>

## General Formula:

- Use the below formula to get the date from the given date in Excel.

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

## Syntax Explanations:

- **DATE** – This function helps to combine three different values and returns them as a date. Read more on the [**DATE function**](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-date-function-in-microsoft-excel-365/).
- **Year** – It specified the year.
- **Day\_num** – It represents the input range.
- **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.

## Practical Example:

Let’s consider the below example image.

- First, we will enter the input day number in **Column B**.
- Now we are going to extract the date from the given day number.

![Input Ranges](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Input-Ranges-23.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-40917">Input Ranges</figcaption>

- Select any cell and type the above-given formula.
- Here we will specify the **year as 2020**.

![Enter the formula](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Enter-the-formula-2-2.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-40915">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-37.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-40914">Result</figcaption>

## Verdict:

From this article, we have explained the easiest way to **get the date from the given day number in Excel**. Hope you like it. If you have any **doubts** regarding this topic or any other Excel/VBA related topic, ask in the **comments** section below.

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