MINUTE

This function returns the minute corresponding to a specified time.

Syntax

MINUTE(time)

Arguments

Specify the time argument as a number (as in 37806.5) a string (as in "7/4/2003 12:00"), a DateTime object, as in DATE(2003,7,4), or a TimeSpan object, as in TIME(12,0,0). For more details on the date and time inputs, refer to Date and Time Functions. Dates as numeric values are in the form x.y, where x is the "number of days since December 30, 1899" and y is the fraction of day. Numbers to the left represent the date. Times as numeric values are decimal fractions ranging from 0 to 0.99999999, representing the times from 0:00:00 (12:00:00 A.M.) to 23:59:59 (11:59:59 P.M.).

Remarks

The minute is returned as an integer, ranging from 0 to 59.

Data Types

Accepts numeric, string, DateTime object, or TimeSpan object data. Returns numeric data.

Examples

MINUTE(D1)

MINUTE(R1C4)

MINUTE(0.7) gives the result 48

MINUTE("12:17") gives the result 17

MINUTE(TIME(12,0,0))