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MINUTE function

Returns the minutes of a time value. The minute is given as an integer, ranging from 0 to 59.

Syntax

MINUTE(serial_number)

Square brackets indicate optional arguments.

Arguments

ArgumentRequiredMeaning
serial_numberYesRequired. The time that contains the minute you want to find. Times may be entered as text strings within quotation marks (for example, "6:45 PM"), as decimal numbers (for example, 0.78125, which represents 6:45 PM), or as results of other formulas or functions (for example, TIMEVALUE("6:45 PM"))."12:45"

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Extract the minute from a time

=MINUTE(TIME(13,45,30))

Extract the minute from a time. The result is checked against a separately authored expected value for the supplied table. You can edit the data to explore the rule.

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MINUTE · top-level call

=MINUTE(TIME(13,45,30))

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Required. The time that contains the minute you want to find. Times may be entered as text strings within quotation marks (for example, "6:45 PM"), as decimal numbers (for example, 0.78125, which represents 6:45 PM), or as results of other formulas or functions (for example, TIMEVALUE("6:45 PM")).

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