DATEDIFF

Calculates the difference between two specified dates in the given interval. If date2 is before date1, then the result will be negative.

Syntax

=DATEDIFF(interval, date1, date2)

Arguments

ArgumentTypeDescription
intervalString

The type of interval to find the difference of
Valid intervals are:

  • YEARS
  • YEAR
  • QUARTERS
  • QUARTER
  • MONTHS
  • MONTH
  • WEEKS
  • WEEK
  • DAYS
  • DAY
  • HOURS
  • HOUR
  • MINUTES
  • MINUTE
  • SECONDS
  • SECOND
  • MILLISECONDS
  • MILLISECOND
date1DateThe starting date
date2DateThe ending date

Examples

=DATEDIFF("YEARS", DATE(2019), DATE(2020))1
Gets the number of years from Jan 1, 2019 12:00 AM to Jan 1, 2020 12:00 AM

=DATEDIFF("YEARS", DATE(2021), DATE(2019))-2
Gets the number of years from Jan 1, 2021 12:00 AM to Jan 1, 2019 12:00 AM

=DATEDIFF("MINUTES", DATE(2020, 1, 2, 3), DATE(2020, 2, 3, 4))46140
Gets the number of minutes from Jan 2, 2020 3:00 AM to Feb 3, 2020 4:00 AM