YEAR

YEAR(serial_number)

Returns the year as an integer given a date serial number.

serial_number

The date that contains the year you want to find.

REMARKS

* The "serial_number" can be a date value, a serial number or a reference to a cell containing a date.
* If "serial_number" < 0, then #NUM! is returned.
* If "serial_number" is not a valid date, then #VALUE! is returned.
* If you want to enter a static date that will not change or update, use the shortcut key (Ctrl + ;).
* You can use the DATE function to return the date as a date serial number given a year, month, day.
* You can use the DATEVALUE function to return the serial number representing a date in a text format.
* You can use the DAY function to return the day as an integer given a date serial number.
* You can use the MONTH function to return the month as an integer given a date serial number.
* You can use the NOW function to return the serial number of the current system date and time.
* You can use the TIME function to return the time as a decimal given the HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND.
* You can use the TODAY function to return the serial number of the current system date.
* You can use the YEARFRAC function to return the number of years as a decimal between two dates.
* The equivalent VBA function is VBA.YEAR
* For the Microsoft documentation refer to support.microsoft.com

	A	B
1	=TODAY() = Friday, July 04, 2025	01 July 2023
2	=NOW() = Friday, July 04, 2025, 06:21	=NOW() = 04/07/2025
3	=YEAR(B1) = 2023	=NOW() = 45842
4	=YEAR("01 July 2003") = 2003
5	=YEAR(B2) = 2025
6	=YEAR(38093) = 2004
7	=YEAR(DATE(2023, 7, 1)) = 2023
8	=YEAR(0) = 1900
9	=YEAR(-10) = #NUM!
10	=YEAR("some text") = #VALUE!

1 - What is the current system date. This cell has been formatted with the number format "dddd, mmmm dd, yyyy".
2 - What is the current system date and time. This cell has been formatted with the number format "dddd, mmmm dd, yyyy, hh:mm".
3 - What is the year component from the date displayed in cell "B1".
4 - What is the year component from the date "01 July 2023".
5 - What is the year component from the date displayed in cell "B2".
6 - What is the year component from the date serial number 38093.
7 - What is the year component from the date "1/7/2023"
8 - What is the year component from the number 0.
9 - If the serial_number is less than zero, #NUM! is returned.
10 - If the serial_number is not numeric, then #VALUE! is returned.