TIME
Supported, behaves as documentedCategory: Date and time · Last tested 2026-07-04
Support matrix
| Engine | Documented | Live-tested | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excel | Yes | Not yet | n/a |
| Google Sheets | Yes | Not yet | n/a |
| LibreOffice Calc | Yes | Yes (24.2.7.2, 2026-07-04) | Supported, behaves as documented |
Executed test cases
LibreOffice Calc 24.2.7.2 (tested 2026-07-04)
| Formula | Description | Result | Expected | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =TIME(13,30,0) | Ordinary in-range h/m/s construction returns the fraction-of-a-day serial | 0.5625 | 0.5625 13:30 = 13.5/24 of a day = 0.5625 |
Matched |
| =TIME(25,0,0) | Documented behavior: an hour argument greater than 23 wraps modulo 24 instead of erroring or accumulating past a single day. Verified via https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/time-function-9a5aff99-8f7d-4611-845e-747d0b8d5457 ("Any value greater than 23 will be divided by 24 and the remainder will be treated as the hour value") | 0.041666666666666664 | 0.041666666666666664 25 mod 24 = 1 -> TIME(1,0,0) = 1/24 of a day |
Matched |
| =TIME(27,0,0) | The exact example given in Microsoft's own TIME documentation ("TIME(27,0,0) = TIME(3,0,0) = .125 or 3:00 AM") | 0.125 | 0.125 27 mod 24 = 3 -> TIME(3,0,0) = 3/24 = 0.125, matching the cited doc example verbatim |
Matched |
Docs & syntax
- Excel: official documentation
- Google Sheets: official documentation
- LibreOffice Calc: official documentation