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DAYS360 function in Excel

Calculates the number of days between two dates based on a 360-day year

=DAYS360(start_date, end_date, [method])

DAYS360 syntax and parameters

Three arguments, two required.

  • start_dateanyRequired
  • end_dateanyRequired
  • methodbooleanOptional

    A logical value that specifies whether to use the U.S. or European method in the calculation.

DAYS360 examples

Formulas you'll actually reuse.

  1. Days on a 30/360 bond-market calendar (US method) — every month counts 30:

    =DAYS360(DATE(2026, 2, 28), DATE(2026, 3, 31))

    Result33

  2. The European variant caps the 31st at 30 on both ends:

    =DAYS360(DATE(2026, 2, 28), DATE(2026, 3, 31), TRUE)

    Result32

DAYS360 in Google Sheets

Same name — your formula ports as-is.

Try DAYS360 in the playground

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