FORMULA & SQL / DATES
Last day of the month.
Tested, not guessed.
The Excel and Google Sheets formula and the SQL query, each run on the rows below. Open this with your own data ↗
The example rows
| Row | A: Region | B: Rep | C: Amount | D: Order Date | E: Status | F: Customer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | North | Ana | 1,200 | 2026-03-01 | Paid | Jo Smith |
| 3 | South | Ben | 450 | 2026-03-15 | Open | Raj Patel |
| 4 | North | Cy | 300 | 2026-04-02 | Paid | Lee Wong |
| 5 | East | Ana | 980.50 | 2026-04-20 | Paid | Mia Ross |
| 6 | North | Ben | 75 | 2026-05-05 | Open | Jo Smith |
| 7 | West | Dee | 1,640 | 2026-05-18 | Paid | Sam Okoro |
The formula
Excel
=EOMONTH(D2,0)
The last day of the month 0 months from Order Date (D2).
Run on the example rows:
| Row | Result |
|---|---|
| 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| 3 | 2026-03-31 |
| 4 | 2026-04-30 |
| 5 | 2026-04-30 |
| 6 | 2026-05-31 |
| 7 | 2026-05-31 |
The SQL
PostgreSQL
SELECT *, (DATE_TRUNC('month', order_date) + INTERVAL '1 month - 1 day')::date AS month_end
FROM salesOther databases
MySQL
SELECT *, LAST_DAY(order_date) AS month_end FROM sales
SQL Server
SELECT *, EOMONTH(order_date) AS month_end FROM sales
SQLite
SELECT *, date(order_date, 'start of month', '+1 month', '-1 day') AS month_end FROM sales
BigQuery
SELECT *, LAST_DAY(order_date) AS month_end FROM sales
Snowflake
SELECT *, LAST_DAY(order_date) AS month_end FROM sales
Your own data
Paste your rows into the free tool and it writes this for your columns, then runs it on your data before you copy it. Open the tool ↗