MINUTE

MINUTE(date)

The minutes past the hour of a date, from 0 to 59, read in UTC wall clock as every date is. With HOUR it gives a time of day to the minute.

Arguments

ArgumentWhat to give it
dateA date, like [Start date] or [Finish date]. Blank gives blank.

Examples

Formula
=MINUTE([Start date])

The minutes past the hour the task starts: 0 for a task starting at 08:00.

Formula
=HOUR([Finish date]) * 60 + MINUTE([Finish date]) <= 16 * 60 + 30

As a guardrail: tasks finish by 16:30.

Reach for something else when

You wantUse
The hourHOUR
A date at a time of dayDATE(2026, 3, 2, 16, 30)
The time shown as textTEXT: TEXT([Finish date], "hh:mm")