Days Between Dates Calculator

Days Between Dates Calculator







Number of days between dates:


To Calculate the duration in days between two dates using a days calculator, you can use the following steps:

  1. Find a days calculator tool online or in a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.
  2. Enter the starting date in the designated field or cell.
  3. Enter the ending date in the designated field or cell.
  4. The calculator will automatically calculate the duration in days between the two dates and display the result.

For example, let’s say you want to find the number of days between January 1, 2022 and January 31, 2022 using a days calculator in Google Sheets. Here’s how you could do it:

  1. In a new Google Sheets document, click on the empty cell where you want to display the result.
  2. Type the formula =DATEDIF(A1, B1, "D"), where A1 is the cell containing the starting date and B1 is the cell containing the ending date.
  3. Press Enter to calculate the result. The number of days between the two dates will be displayed in the cell.

To calculate the number of days between two dates manually, you can use the following steps:

  1. Write down both dates.
  2. Convert both dates to a common format, such as the number of days since a reference point (e.g., the Unix epoch). For example, you can use the number of days since January 1, 1900.
  3. Subtract the earlier date from the later date to find the number of days between them.

For example, let’s say you want to find the number of days between January 1, 2022 and January 31, 2022. Here’s how you could do it:

  1. Write down both dates: January 1, 2022 and January 31, 2022.
  2. Convert both dates to the number of days since January 1, 1900. January 1, 2022 is 29221 days after January 1, 1900, and January 31, 2022 is 29250 days after January 1, 1900.
  3. Subtract the earlier date from the later date to find the number of days between them: 29250 – 29221 = 29.

So, there are 29 days between January 1, 2023 and January 31, 2023.