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Get days between dates ignoring years in Excel

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To calculate days between two dates, ignoring year values, use the DATEDIF function.

Formula

=DATEDIF(start_date,end_date,"yd")

In the example shown, the formula in D6 is:

=DATEDIF(B6,C6,"yd")

Explanation

The DATEDIF function can handle a variety of “date difference” calculations to calculate the difference between two dates in years, months, and days.  DATEDIF takes 3 arguments: start date, end_date, and “unit”, which controls which result is returned.

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In this case, we want days ignoring years so we supply “yd” for unit. (For the full list of options, see the DATEDIF page).

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Once configured, the function is fully automatic and returns a result in the unit requested.

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