Rounding Times in Excel
Use MROUND in Excel to round a time to the nearest 15 minutes, the nearest 30 minutes, the nearest hour, etc.
1. The formula below rounds a time to the nearest 15 minutes.
Note: if your formula returns a decimal number, don't panic. Times are handled internally as numbers between 0 and 1. Simply apply a Time Format to display a time.
2. The formula below rounds a time to the nearest 30 minutes.
3. The formula below rounds a time to the nearest hour.
4. FLOOR always rounds down. The formula below rounds a time down to the nearest hour.
5. CEILING always rounds up. The formula below rounds a time up to the nearest hour.
Note: change the Time Format to display a time without AM/PM (24 Hour Time Format).
6. Use the ":" (colon) twice to enter a time with seconds in Excel. For example, 2 hours, 43 minutes and 15 seconds.
7. The CEILING function below rounds this time up to the next minute.
Tip: use the Format Painter to quickly copy the format of cell A1 to cell B1.
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