EDATE Google Sheet Formula

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EDATE Formula Syntax

=EDATE("1/15/2023", 3)

Example Use Case

Calculating a date that is a specified number of months before or after another date

Understanding the EDATE Formula

The EDATE function in Excel calculates a date that is a specified number of months before or after a given date. It's a date shifting tool for month-based adjustments—like finding future billing dates or contract anniversaries while maintaining the day of month where possible.

EDATE("1/15/2023", 3) returns April 15, 2023, exactly 3 months after January 15. It takes start_date and months arguments (positive or negative), handling month-end adjustments automatically—useful for projecting dates forward or backward in monthly increments.

Why Use EDATE?

EDATE shifts dates by months—think subscription renewals or monthly reporting dates. Its intelligent handling of varying month lengths ensures proper date calculations, avoiding issues with month-end dates that simpler date math might create.

Example with Sample Data

Start Date, Months	Formula	Result
1/15/2023, 3	=EDATE("1/15/2023", 3)	4/15/2023
1/31/2023, 1	=EDATE("1/31/2023", 1)	2/28/2023 (adjusts for Feb)
5/15/2023, -6	=EDATE("5/15/2023", -6)	11/15/2022

EDATE shifts by months: 3 months after Jan 15 is Apr 15, handles month-end cases intelligently. It's a monthly date projector.