---
title: "Use the MONTH Function to Extract the Month from a Given Date"
slug: "month-function"
description: "Learn to apply the MONTH function to return the calendar month from a given Date, useful for reporting and time-based logic."
updated: 2025-05-30T09:43:09Z
published: 2025-08-22T10:57:28Z
---

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# MONTH function

## Description

Returns the month of the given Date.

## Syntax

`MONTH(Date)`

## Arguments

| Argument | Type | Dimensions | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| *Date* (required) | Date | Any Dimensions | Date to get the month from. |

## Returns

| Type | Dimensions |
| --- | --- |
| Integer | Dimensions of argument *Date* |

## Examples

| Formula | Result | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `MONTH(DATE(2020, 12, 02))` | 12 | The date December 2nd 2020 has a month of 12 (December). |

## See also

Excel: [MONTH](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/month-function-579a2881-199b-48b2-ab90-ddba0eba86e8)

Related articles: [YEAR](/v1/docs/year-function), [DAY](/v1/docs/day-function)

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