SECOND()

Syntax. SECOND(serial_number)

Definition. This function extracts the seconds from a serial number (a time with or without a date). The second is returned as an integer from 0 through 59.

Arguments

• serial_number (required). A valid time (and a date, if applicable).

Background. With this function, as with the HOUR() and MINUTE() functions, you can extract a valid time to use its components for other calculations.

You can enter times as strings enclosed in quotation marks (as in “06:43”), as decimal numbers (as in 0.27986111 for 06:43), or as a result of other formulas and functions.

Examples. The following are examples where the function SECOND() extracts seconds from a date/time value:

• =SECOND("07/13/2008 20:48:31") returns 31.

• =SECOND("06:43:12") returns 12.

• =SECOND(NOW()) returns the current second.

See Also

DAY(), HOUR(), MINUTE(), MONTH(), NOW(), TIME(), YEAR()

Sample Files

Use the SECOND worksheet in the Date_Time.xls or Date_Time.xlsx sample file. The sample files are found in the Chapter07 folder. For more information about the sample files, see the section titled Using the Sample Files.