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How to convert dd hh mm time format to hours or minutes in Excel?

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Suppose you have a list in the DD:HH:MM format, which represents days, hours, and minutes, and now you need to convert this to hours or minutes. This article will talk about how to convert the DD:HH:MM time format to hours or minutes in Excel.

Convert DD:HH:MM time format to hours and minutes

Convert DD HH:MM:SS time format to minutes only

  Convert DD:HH:MM time format to hours and minutes

For example, to convert 01:23:15 (1 day, 23 hours, 15 minutes) to 47:15 (47 hours, 15 minutes), please apply the following formula:

Enter the following formula into a blank cell where you want to output the result. Then, drag the fill handle down to the cells where you want to apply this formula, and all DD:HH:MM time formats will be converted to HH:MM format, as shown in the screenshot:

=24*LEFT(A2,FIND(":",A2)-1)+MID(A2,FIND(":",A2)+1,LEN(A2)-2-LEN(RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-FIND("@",SUBSTITUTE(A2,":","@",2))))-LEN(LEFT(A2,FIND(":",A2)-1)))&":"&TEXT(RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-FIND("@",SUBSTITUTE(A2,":","@",2))),"00")

A screenshot showing the conversion of DD:HH:MM format to HH:MM format in Excel

  Convert DD HH:MM:SS time format to minutes only

If you need to convert the DD HH:MM:SS date format to minutes only, such as convert 01 23:15:00 (1 day, 23 hours, 15 minutes, 0 second) to 2835 minutes. Please apply this formula:

Enter the following formula into a blank cell. Then, drag the fill handle down to the cells where you want to apply this formula, and the DD HH:MM:SS date format are converted to only minutes, see screenshot:

=CONVERT(DATE(1900,1,LEFT(A2,FIND(" ",A2)-1))+TIME(RIGHT(LEFT(A2,FIND(":",A2)-1),FIND(" ",LEFT(A2,FIND(":",A2)-1))),LEFT(RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-FIND(":",A2)),FIND(":",RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-FIND(":",A2)))-1),RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-FIND(":",A2,FIND(":",A2)+1))),"day","mn")

A screenshot demonstrating the conversion of DD HH:MM:SS to minutes only in Excel

Convert HH:MM:SS time format to hours / minutes / seconds
The "Convert Time" feature of "Kutools for Excel" allows you to easily convert various time formats into hours, minutes, or seconds as needed.
A screenshot of the Kutools for Excel tool for converting time formats

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