How to list all dates between two dates in Excel?
In some cases, if you have the specific starting date and the ending date, you may need to list all the dates between these two given dates in Excel. Now this tutorial is talking about the methods to list all dates between two dates in Excel.
List all dates between two dates by formulas
List all dates between two dates by VBA
List all dates between two dates by Kutools for Excel
List all dates between two dates by formulas
Here I introduce formulas which can quickly list all dates between two given dates for you in Excel.
1. Type the starting and ending dates into two cells, here I type them into cell A1 and A2. See screenshot:
2. Then go to cell C1 to type this formula =A1+1 into it, then click Enter key. See screenshot:
3. Then in cell C2, type this formula =IF($A$1+ROW(A1)>=$A$2-1,"",C1+1) into it, then drag the autofill handle down to the cells until a blank cell appears. See screenshots:
Then you can see all the dates between two given dates are listed in the column.
Note:
In the above formulas, A1 is the starting date, A2 is the ending date, and C1 is the first date among the date range.
List all dates between two dates by VBA
If you are interested in macro code, you can use the below VBA to list all dates between two given dates in Excel.
1. Type the starting date and ending date you into two cells, here I type in cell A1 and B1. See screenshot:
2. Press Alt +F11 keys to open Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
3. Then click Insert > Module and copy and paste below VBA code to the popping Module window.
VBA: List all dates between two dates.
Sub WriteDates()
'Updateby20150305
Dim rng As Range
Dim StartRng As Range
Dim EndRng As Range
Dim OutRng As Range
Dim StartValue As Variant
Dim EndValue As Variant
xTitleId = "KutoolsforExcel"
Set StartRng = Application.Selection
Set StartRng = Application.InputBox("Start Range (single cell):", xTitleId, StartRng.Address, Type: = 8)
Set EndRng = Application.InputBox("End Range (single cell):", xTitleId, Type: = 8)
Set OutRng = Application.InputBox("Out put to (single cell):", xTitleId, Type: = 8)
Set OutRng = OutRng.Range("A1")
StartValue = StartRng.Range("A1").Value
EndValue = EndRng.Range("A1").Value
If EndValue - StartValue <= 0 Then
Exit Sub
End If
ColIndex = 0
For i = StartValue To EndValue
OutRng.Offset(ColIndex, 0) = i
ColIndex = ColIndex + 1
Next
End Sub
4. Click Run or F5 to run the VBA, and a dialog pops out for you to select the starting date, then click OK, then select the ending date in the second popping dialog. See screenshot:
5. Click OK, then select a cell to put out the dates, and then click OK. Now you can see all the dates between two dates are listed. See screenshots:
Note: The list generated by this VBA includes the starting date and ending date.
List all dates between two dates by Kutools for Excel
Actually, if you installed Kutools for Excel – a handy add in tool, you also can use the Insert Random Data to solve this problem.
Kutools for Excel, with more than 300 handy Excel functions, enhance your working efficiency and save your working time. | ||
After free installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:
1. Select a column you want to list dates between two dates, and click Kutools > Insert > Insert Random Data. See screenshot:
2. Then in the Insert Random Data dialog, click Date tab, then select the starting and ending dates from the From and To list, then remember to check Workday, Weekend and Unique Values checkboxes. See screenshot:
3. Click Ok to close the dialog, and another Kutools for Excel dialog pops out, just click Yes. Then you can see the dates between starting date and ending date are listed. See screenshots:
4. Now you need to sort the date list in an order you need. Click Data > Sort Oldest to Newest. Then you can see the dates are sorted from oldest date to newest date. See screenshots:
With Insert Random Data utility, you also can insert random integer, random string, and random time so on. Click here to know more about Insert Random Data.
List all dates between two dates
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