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Excel Formulas to Convert Date-time to Time Zone ~ Quick Tricks!!

Supposing you are working in a foreign company, and you receive lots of reports with different date-times from different time zone every day. In this case, how can you convert that date-time from senders time zones to your current time zone? Today I introduce you to some formulas to solve this problem. Let’s get them below!! Get an official version of ** MS Excel** from the following link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel

Convert one time to another time zone
Convert one time to another time zone

General Formula:

  • You can use the below formula to convert a time from one time zone to another.

=MOD(time+(hours/24),1)

Syntax Explanations:

  • MOD – In Excel, the MOD function helps to return the remainder of the two numbers after division.
  • Time – It specifies the input time.
  • Hours – This value specifies the input time.
  • Division (/) – It is used for dividing values or numbers.
  • Comma symbol (,) – It is a separator that helps to separate a list of values.
  • Parenthesis () – The main purpose of this symbol is to group the elements.

Practical Example:

Let’s consider the below example image.

  • First, we will enter the input times in Column B.
  • Now we are going to change them from one time zone to another based on the time adjustment in Column C.

Input Ranges
Input Ranges

  • Select any cell and type the above-given formula.

Enter the result
Enter the result

  • Finally, press ENTER to get the result out, if you need, drag the fill handle over range to apply the formula.

Result
Result

Wrap-Up:

From this short tutorial, you can get to know how to convert that date-time from senders time zones to your current time zone in Excel. If you have any other ideas or question , do share with us here in the comments section below.

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