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 the discussion in 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))

Version Available

This function is available in product version 1.0 or later.

See Also

HOUR | SECOND | Date and Time Functions