Question

Which formula can you use to extract the month number from the date entered in cell F5 as July 8, 2016?

Answer 1

Answer: =MONTH(F5)

Explanation:

The MONTH function in Excel returns the month, a number from 1 (January) to 12 (December).

It’s syntax is;

“=MONTH(serial_number)”

Where serial number refers to the date in question, which could either be a date itself or a cell reference.

The MONTH function is used to extract the month number from a date.

If cell F5 contains “July 8, 2016”, the formula “=MONTH(F5)” inputed in another cell will give the value “7”.

This is because the month July is the 7th month of the year.