DAYS function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

DAYS

Returns the number of days between two given dates i.e. end_date - start_date.

 

Syntax

 

DAYS(end_date; start_date)

end_date: The date till which you want to calculate the number of days. E.g. "7/8/2020"

start_date: The date from which you want to calculate the number of days. E.g. "2/5/2020"

 

Examples

 

Formula

Result

=DAYS("7/8/2020";"2/5/2020")

154

=DAYS(F2;E2)

60

=DAYS("1/1/2019";"1/1/2018")

365


Get a hands-on experience of the function in the embedded range below. 



Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

 

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