Return next working day 6 months back

This tutorial shows how to return the next work day (business day) six months back using an Excel formula or VBA

Example: Return next working day 6 months back

Return next working day 6 months back

METHOD 1. Return next working day 6 months back using Excel formula

EXCEL

=WORKDAY(EDATE(B5,-6)-1,1,$F$5:$F$12)
This formula uses the Excel WORKDAY and EDATE functions, including the holidays, to calculate the next working day six months before the selected date.

METHOD 1. Return next working day 6 months back using VBA

VBA

Sub Next_working_day_6_months_back()
'declare a variable
Dim ws As Worksheet
Set ws = Worksheets("Analysis")
'return the next working day 6 months back
ws.Range("C5") = WorksheetFunction.WorkDay(WorksheetFunction.EDate(ws.Range("B5"), -6) - 1, 1, ws.Range("F5:F12"))

End Sub

Explanation about how to return next working day 6 months back

EXPLANATION

EXPLANATION

This tutorial shows how to return the next work day (business day) 6 months back through the use of an Excel formula or VBA.
Both the Excel formula and VBA methods make use of the WORKDAY and EDATE functions to return the next working day six months back.
FORMULA
=WORKDAY(EDATE(date,-6)-1,1,holidays)
ARGUMENTS
date: The initial date from which to begin counting the number of working days.
holidays: A list of dates that specifies the holidays to take into consideration.

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