SECOND Function Explained
The SECOND function in Microsoft Excel is used to extract the seconds from a given time value. It takes one argument, the time value from which to extract the seconds. The time value must be in a valid time format that Excel recognizes, such as “h:mm:ss” or “hh:mm:ss AM/PM”.
The function returns the seconds as an integer between 0 and 59.
The SECOND function is useful when you need to perform calculations or comparisons based on the seconds component of a time value.
SECOND Function Syntax
SECOND(serial_number)
- serial_number: A number representing a particular date and time. This number is the result of a formula or function, such as the DATE function, that returns a serial number.