Excel HOUR function
Returns the hour of a time value, from 0 to 23. In Spanish Excel it is called HORA.
Syntax
English Excel
=HOUR(serial_number)
Spanish Excel (Mexico)
=HORA(núm_de_serie)
Spanish Excel (Spain, Latin America)
=HORA(núm_de_serie)
| Argument | What it is |
|---|---|
| serial_number | The time or date-time. |
Example
HOUR and MINUTE pull the hour and minutes out of a time or date-time. TIME(hour, minute, second) builds a time to compare with: TIME(9, 0, 0) is 9:00.
=HOUR(B2)
Common mistake
For hours worked do not use HOUR(out-in): it wraps after 23. Multiply the difference by 24.
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Practice HOUR
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HOUR, MINUTE and TIME
HOUR and MINUTE pull the hour and minutes out of a time or date-time. TIME(hour, minute, second) builds a time to compare with: TIME(9, 0, 0) is 9:00.
In C2, extract the arrival hour.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Employee | Arrival | Hour | Minutes | On time? | |
| 2 | Carmen | 08:52 | ||||
| 3 | Jorge | 09:17 | ||||
| 4 | Lucía | 08:59 | ||||
| 5 | Andrés | 09:04 | ||||
| 6 | Paola | 08:41 | ||||
| 7 |
Tip: while typing, click a cell or drag across several to insert their reference. F4 anchors the reference with $.
Frequently asked questions
- What is HOUR called in Spanish?
- In Spanish Excel it is HORA. The formula =HOUR(B2) is written =HORA(B2) (or with commas in Mexico).
- Why does HOUR use semicolons in some Excel versions?
- It depends on regional settings. Where the comma is the decimal mark (Spain, much of South America), Excel separates arguments with semicolons. English Excel and Mexican Spanish Excel use commas.
- What is the most common HOUR mistake?
- For hours worked do not use HOUR(out-in): it wraps after 23. Multiply the difference by 24.