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3. Formulas and Functions

3.10 Date Functions: TODAY, NOW, DATE, DAY/MONTH/YEAR, EOMONTH, EDATE

Function Example Result
TODAY() =TODAY() today's date (changes daily)
NOW() =NOW() date and time (IST on an IST computer)
DATE(year, month, day) =DATE(2026,11,8) 08-11-2026
DAY / MONTH / YEAR =MONTH(B2) 11
EOMONTH(start, months) =EOMONTH(B2,0) 30-11-2026
EDATE(start, months) =EDATE(B2,3) 02-02-2027
TEXT(date,"mmmm") =TEXT(B2,"mmmm") November

Useful patterns

Need Formula
First day of the month =EOMONTH(B2,-1)+1
Days since order =TODAY()-B2
Financial year (Apr–Mar) label ="FY "&IF(MONTH(B2)>=4,YEAR(B2),YEAR(B2)-1)&"-"&RIGHT(IF(MONTH(B2)>=4,YEAR(B2)+1,YEAR(B2)),2) → FY 2026-27
Quarter (calendar) ="Q"&ROUNDUP(MONTH(B2)/3,0) → Q4

Ravindra Bagale's Tip

TODAY aani NOW volatile (प्रत्येक बदलावर पुन्हा गणना होणारे) aahet – file ughadli ki value badalte. Khup students invoice date sathi TODAY vapartat aani udya ti date badalte! Fixed date havi asel tar Ctrl + ; (date) aani Ctrl + Shift + ; (time) ne type kara.

Practice task

For each order compute: month name, month-end date, financial-year label and the date 7 days later (a return deadline).