MINUTE Function (Functions in Excel)

Number	Minute
5/13/2010 15:31	31	=MINUTE(D4)
9:15:00 PM	15	=MINUTE(D5)
0.02	28	=MINUTE(D6)
0.52	28	=MINUTE(D7)
1.52	28	=MINUTE(D8)

What Does It Do?

The function will show the minute of the hour based upon a time or a number.

Only the fraction part of the number is used as it is this which relates to time of day.

Syntax

=MINUTE(Number)

Formatting

The result will be shown as a normal number between 0 and 59.

Example

The =REPT() function has been used to make a digital display for the current time.

The time functions of =HOUR(), =MINUTE() and =SECOND() have been used in conjunction

with the =NOW() as the basis for the number of repeats.

To update the clock press the function key F9.

Clock
Hour	||||||||||||||| 15
Minute	||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 31
Second	|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 34
	=REPT("|",HOUR(NOW()))&" "&TEXT(HOUR(NOW()),"00")
	=REPT("|",MINUTE(NOW()))&" "&TEXT(MINUTE(NOW()),"00")
	=REPT("|",SECOND(NOW()))&" "&TEXT(SECOND(NOW()),"00")

Related Information

To convert a time in hh:mm format to decimal format.

Enter a time in hh:mm format :	2:45
The same time converted to a decimal :	2.75	=F38*24
To extract the hours as a decimal :	2	=INT(F38*24)
To extract the minutes as a decimal :	0.75	=MOD(F38*24,1)

To convert a time in decimal format to hh:mm format.

Enter a time in decimal format :	3.75
The same time converted to hh:mm format is :	3:45	=F49/24
To extract the hours in hh:mm format :	3:00	=INT(F49)/24
To extract the minutes in hh:mm format :	0:45	=MOD(F49,1)/24

The three formula above have also been formatted as hh:mm using

the Format, Cells, Number, Time command.

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