SECOND Function – Examples in Excel, VBA, Google Sheets

This tutorial demonstrates how to use the SECOND Function in Excel to get the seconds from a time.

SECOND Function Examples

The SECOND Function returns the second number of a time:

=SECOND(B4)

SECOND and TIME Functions

Using the TIME and SECOND Functions you can create a new time with the second number from the original time:

=TIME(10,10,SECOND(B4))

SECOND in Google Sheets

The SECOND Function works exactly the same in Google Sheets as in Excel:

SECOND Examples in VBA

You can also use the SECOND function in VBA. Type:

application.worksheetfunction.second(serial_number)

For the function arguments (serial_number, etc.), you can either enter them directly into the function, or define variables to use instead.