End Date of The Month : EOMONTH Function

Suppose we have to get the number of days from a certain days given few months and the day will be end of the last month.

Like the image below.

EOMONTH Function

If we break our problem,

            1.  We need the end date of the month or the last date of the month

            2.     The last month will be current month and the number of months provided.

            3.     Next step is to get the difference between the Start date and the ‘Month end Date’

In this scenario, EOMONTH function needs to be used.

 

Excel has a function which will give the last date of the month, supplied number of months.

 

The EOMONTH function is a built-in function in Excel which is a Date/Time Function.

 

Syntax :

 

The syntax for the EOMONTH function in Microsoft Excel is

 

=EOMONTH( start_date, month )

 

Parameters or Arguments

 

start_date : A valid date to return the day.

This function can work after the start date or before the start date.

Month : Count of months in number

Returns : The EOMONTH function returns a serial date value

Therefore, please remember to format the cell or range of cells as date.

In this above example, we need to type the formula in the C3 cell.

 

The formula is =EOMONTH(A3,B3).

 

EOMONTH Function

You can notice one month is given negative sign. It will calculate the date before the start date.

 

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