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Decoding Time Fields
Time fi elds are based on a simple mathematical relationship. The number represents the time that has elapsed since
midnight December 30, 1899, in days. For example:
Time Value
Represents
0.25
Dec 30, 1899
6:00 AM
0.75
Dec 30, 1899
6:00 PM
1.5
Dec 31, 1899
Noon
365.25
Dec 30, 1900
6:00 AM
35065.625
Jan 1, 1996
3:00 PM
The integer portion of the number represents the number of days that have elapsed since December 30, 1899. The
fractional portion is the fractional part of a day (0 is midnight, 0.5 is noon and 0.9999884 is one second before midnight).
This is a time format used in several applications. For example, if these numbers are imported into Excel for Windows
they can be directly converted into time and date with the sequence:
Format, Cell, Modify, Number, Date, m/d/yy h:mm. (Note: The column width will have to be adjusted to display the
Day and Date correctly.)
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