Next month in excel

EXPLANATION

This tutorial shows and explains how to calculate the next month based on the current month using Excel formulas or VBA.

This tutorial provides two Excel methods that can be applied to return the next month based on the current month. The first method uses a combination of the TEXT, EDATE and DAY functions whilst the second method uses the TEXT, EOMONTH and TODAY functions. The first method calculates the same date next month and then using the TEXT function with the «mmmm» criteria to return the month. The second method calculates the last date of the next month and then using the TEXT function with the «mmmm» criteria to return the month.

This tutorial provides one VBA method that can be applied to return the next month based on the current month.

FORMULA (first method)
=TEXT(EDATE(TODAY(),1),»mmmm»)

FORMULA (second method)
=TEXT(EOMONTH(TODAY(),1),»mmmm»)

To get detailed information about a function, click its name in the first column.

Note: Version markers indicate the version of Excel a function was introduced. These functions aren’t available in earlier versions. For example, a version marker of 2013 indicates that this function is available in Excel 2013 and all later versions.

Function	Description
DATE function	Returns the serial number of a particular date
DATEDIF function	Calculates the number of days, months, or years between two dates. This function is useful in formulas where you need to calculate an age.
DATEVALUE function	Converts a date in the form of text to a serial number
DAY function	Converts a serial number to a day of the month
DAYS function	Returns the number of days between two dates
DAYS360 function	Calculates the number of days between two dates based on a 360-day year
EDATE function	Returns the serial number of the date that is the indicated number of months before or after the start date
EOMONTH function	Returns the serial number of the last day of the month before or after a specified number of months
HOUR function	Converts a serial number to an hour
ISOWEEKNUM function	Returns the number of the ISO week number of the year for a given date
MINUTE function	Converts a serial number to a minute
MONTH function	Converts a serial number to a month
NETWORKDAYS function	Returns the number of whole workdays between two dates
NETWORKDAYS.INTL function	Returns the number of whole workdays between two dates using parameters to indicate which and how many days are weekend days
NOW function	Returns the serial number of the current date and time
SECOND function	Converts a serial number to a second
TIME function	Returns the serial number of a particular time
TIMEVALUE function	Converts a time in the form of text to a serial number
TODAY function	Returns the serial number of today’s date
WEEKDAY function	Converts a serial number to a day of the week
WEEKNUM function	Converts a serial number to a number representing where the week falls numerically with a year
WORKDAY function	Returns the serial number of the date before or after a specified number of workdays
WORKDAY.INTL function	Returns the serial number of the date before or after a specified number of workdays using parameters to indicate which and how many days are weekend days
YEAR function	Converts a serial number to a year
YEARFRAC function	Returns the year fraction representing the number of whole days between start_date and end_date

Important: The calculated results of formulas and some Excel worksheet functions may differ slightly between a Windows PC using x86 or x86-64 architecture and a Windows RT PC using ARM architecture. Learn more about the differences.

• #2

A2=A1 (formatted as «mmm»)
A3 = DATE(YEAR(A2),MONTH(A2)+1,1) (formatted as «mmm»)

• #3

Also

A2: =A1
A3: =EOMONTH(A1,1)

both formatted as «mmmm»

• #4

Seems to me from your A2 formula that you actually want the month as text, rather than a date just formatted that way? If so, perhaps this adaptation of PGC’s formula:
=TEXT(EOMONTH(A1,1),»mmmm»)

.. or if you have an older Excel version and don’t have Analysis ToolPak installed/activated:
=TEXT(A1-DAY(A1)+32,»mmmm»)

• #5

Maybe this way:

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• #6

=(MONTH(A2)+1)*29
Format as mmmm

• #7

Yet another one…

=TEXT(EOMONTH(A1,1),»mmmm»)

Note that the EOMONTH function requires the Analysis ToolPak
add-in be installed if you’re using a version of Excel prior to
Excel 2007. If you enter the formula and get a #NAME?
error look in Excel help for the EOMONTH function. It’ll tell you
how to fix the problem.

• #8

I’m pretty sure this non-Analysis-ToolPak formula works…

=TEXT(31*MONTH(A1)+1,»mmmm»)

• #9

Yet another one…

=TEXT(EOMONTH(A1,1),»mmmm»)

Looks remarkably similar to one in post #4

• #10

Have we done this one, yet?

=TEXT((A2&1)+31,»mmmm»)

assumes A2 has the month as text as per first post

06-10-2005, 09:05 PM

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In this post, we can learn how to easily create a monthly calendar in Excel 365 using some of the date functions and the Sequence.

It’s a dynamic monthly calendar that updates when you change month and year. In addition to that, there are rooms given for entering notes below dates. The formula won’t break.

Because of the dynamic array feature in Excel 365, some of the formulas SPILL their results. The Sequence is one such function.

Actually, a single piece of code (a formula in one cell) in Excel 365 can populate a whole month’s calendar. But the problem with such a formula is it would break when you hand enter any texts (notes) below the dates.

So I have broken the formula into six pieces and entered them in the very first cell of every alternate row. This way, I could give room for entering notes without breaking the formula.

Let’s see how to easily create a dynamic monthly calendar in Excel 365 using formulas.

To make the calendar dynamic (supports user interaction), we should provide two cells to input the month and year. So when changing those values, the calendar will update.

In the following example, cells G1 and H1 are those input cells.

Prerequisites

To avoid typos, you may create a drop-down in cell G1 with the month names to select.

To do that in Excel 365, you can follow the below few steps.

1. Make sure that the active cell is G1.

2. Under the “Data” menu, find the “Data Validation” under the “Data Tools.” Click it.

3. Select “List.”

4. Paste the text January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December within the “Source” field.

5. Click OK.

Now one more thing to do. In cell range B3:H3, enter the day names from Sunday to Monday.

Formula to Create a Dynamic Monthly Calendar in Excel 365

Insert the below formula in cell B5 (You won’t get the correct result. I’ll come to that.)

=SEQUENCE(1,7,DATE(H1,MONTH(G1&1),1)-WEEKDAY(DATE(H1,MONTH(G1&1),1))+1)

Before moving to the next step, let’s learn this Excel 365 formula.

How Does this Formula Spill Dates?

The above Excel formula returns dates or date values in one row and seven columns as per the syntax SEQUENCE(ROWS, COLUMNS, START)

The start value within the Sequence determines the date to start. Here is that formula.

=DATE(H1,MONTH(G1&1),1)-WEEKDAY(DATE(H1,MONTH(G1&1),1))+1

Let’s split this Excel 365 formula into two parts.

Part_1

=DATE(H1,MONTH(G1&1),1)

It returns the first day of the month of the selected month in cell G1.

Part_2

=WEEKDAY(DATE(H1,MONTH(G1&1),1))

It returns the weekday number of the above part_1 date. So part_1 - part_2+1 will be the week start date (Sunday).

Supporting Formulas

Insert the following formulas in cells B7, B9, B11, B13, and B15.

B7

=SEQUENCE(1,7,H5+1)

B9

=SEQUENCE(1,7,H7+1)

B11

=SEQUENCE(1,7,H9+1)

B13

=SEQUENCE(1,7,H11+1)

B15

=SEQUENCE(1,7,H13+1)

The result of the above Excel 365 formulas may be date values. So select those dates (rows 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15) and format them to date.

To do that, under the “Format” menu, find the “Cells” group. Within that group, click Format -> Format Cells. Alternatively, you can use the shortcut Ctrl+1.

Under the “Number” tab, select “Date” and choose the format that you wish to apply.

We require to follow one more step to finishing our custom Monthly Calendar Using Formulas in Excel 365. That’s conditional formatting.

Hide Certain Dates By Changing Font Color

We have created a monthly calendar in Excel 365 using a limited number of formulas. But there is one unaddressed issue.

You can see some of the dates that fall in the previous/next months of the selected month in cell G1.

Follow the below steps to hide those dates. That’s the final step to create a dynamic calendar in Excel 365.

Steps

1. Select B5:H15.

2. Click “Conditional Formatting” under the “Home” tab “Styles” group.

3. Click “New Rule”.

4. Under “Select a Rule Type,” choose “Use a formula to determine which cells to format.”

5. Insert the below formula in the field provided.

=MONTH(B5)<>MONTH($G$1&1)

6. Click “Format” and choose “Font” color to White.

7. Click OK -> OK and voila!

This way, we can create a dynamic monthly calendar in Excel 365.