# DATE

datetime · from excel · excel: not yet compared · sheets: not yet compared

creates date from year, month, day

## signature

```
DATE(year, month, day)
```

returns: `number (date serial)`

## arguments

- year: number — required
- month: number — required
- day: number — required

## examples

formula and result, asserted in the engine test suite.

| formula | result | with |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `=DATE(2026, 7, 27)` | `46230` | — |

## errors

error values observed from the engine — each with a call that produces it.

| error | produced by |
| --- | --- |
| `#NUM!` | `=DATE(2, 2, 2)` |

## related

- [DATEDIF](https://deepcalc.com/functions/datedif.md) — calculates difference between two dates
- [DATEVALUE](https://deepcalc.com/functions/datevalue.md) — converts date text to serial number
- [DAY](https://deepcalc.com/functions/day.md) — returns day of month from date
- [DAYS](https://deepcalc.com/functions/days.md) — returns number of days between two dates
- [DAYS360](https://deepcalc.com/functions/days360.md) — returns days between dates on 360-day year
- [EDATE](https://deepcalc.com/functions/edate.md) — returns date shifted by given months
- [EOMONTH](https://deepcalc.com/functions/eomonth.md) — returns last day of month after offset
- [EPOCHTODATE](https://deepcalc.com/functions/epochtodate.md) — converts a unix timestamp to a date serial

## navigate

- [all datetime functions](https://deepcalc.com/functions/datetime-functions.md)
- [function index](https://deepcalc.com/functions.md) — all 600 functions
- [error values](https://deepcalc.com/errors.md) · [concepts](https://deepcalc.com/concepts.md) · [limits](https://deepcalc.com/limits.md)
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source: https://deepcalc.com/functions/date