EOMONTH DAX Function (Date and Time)
Returns the date in datetime format of the last day of the month before or after a specified number of months.
Syntax
| Parameter | Attributes | Description |
|---|---|---|
| StartDate |
The start date in datetime format. |
|
| Months |
The number of months before or after the start_date. |
Return values
Remarks
Because there is no function SOMONTH to get the start of the month, the EOMONTH can be used to get the start of the month by subtracting one more month and adding one to the result, as shown in the examples.
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Examples
-- EDATE adds months to a date,
-- EOMONTH does the same, and it also goes at the end of the month
EVALUATE
ADDCOLUMNS (
TOPN ( 10, VALUES ( 'Date'[Date] ), 'Date'[Date], ASC ),
"EDATE, +1", EDATE ( 'Date'[Date], +1 ),
"EDATE, -1", EDATE ( 'Date'[Date], -1 ),
"EOMONTH, 0", EOMONTH ( 'Date'[Date], 0 ),
"EOMONTH, +1", EOMONTH ( 'Date'[Date], +1 ),
"EOMONTH, -1", EOMONTH ( 'Date'[Date], -1 )
)
ORDER BY 'Date'[Date]
| Date | EDATE, +1 | EDATE, -1 | EOMONTH, 0 | EOMONTH, +1 | EOMONTH, -1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-01 | 2005-02-01 | 2004-12-01 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 |
| 2005-01-02 | 2005-02-02 | 2004-12-02 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 |
| 2005-01-03 | 2005-02-03 | 2004-12-03 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 |
| 2005-01-04 | 2005-02-04 | 2004-12-04 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 |
| 2005-01-05 | 2005-02-05 | 2004-12-05 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 |
| 2005-01-06 | 2005-02-06 | 2004-12-06 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 |
| 2005-01-07 | 2005-02-07 | 2004-12-07 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 |
| 2005-01-08 | 2005-02-08 | 2004-12-08 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 |
| 2005-01-09 | 2005-02-09 | 2004-12-09 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 |
| 2005-01-10 | 2005-02-10 | 2004-12-10 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 |
-- To get the beginning of a month,
-- subtract one more month and add one to the result
EVALUATE
ADDCOLUMNS (
TOPN ( 10, VALUES ( 'Date'[Date] ), 'Date'[Date], ASC ),
"End current month", EOMONTH ( 'Date'[Date], 0 ),
"End next month", EOMONTH ( 'Date'[Date], +1 ),
"End prev. month", EOMONTH ( 'Date'[Date], -1 ),
"Start current month", EOMONTH ( 'Date'[Date], -1 ) + 1,
"Start next month", EOMONTH ( 'Date'[Date], 0 ) + 1,
"Start prev. month", EOMONTH ( 'Date'[Date], -2 ) + 1
)
ORDER BY 'Date'[Date]
| Date[Date] | End current month | End next month | End prev. month | Start current month | Start next month | Start prev. month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-01 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 | 2005-01-01 | 2005-02-01 | 2004-12-01 |
| 2005-01-02 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 | 2005-01-01 | 2005-02-01 | 2004-12-01 |
| 2005-01-03 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 | 2005-01-01 | 2005-02-01 | 2004-12-01 |
| 2005-01-04 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 | 2005-01-01 | 2005-02-01 | 2004-12-01 |
| 2005-01-05 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 | 2005-01-01 | 2005-02-01 | 2004-12-01 |
| 2005-01-06 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 | 2005-01-01 | 2005-02-01 | 2004-12-01 |
| 2005-01-07 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 | 2005-01-01 | 2005-02-01 | 2004-12-01 |
| 2005-01-08 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 | 2005-01-01 | 2005-02-01 | 2004-12-01 |
| 2005-01-09 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 | 2005-01-01 | 2005-02-01 | 2004-12-01 |
| 2005-01-10 | 2005-01-31 | 2005-02-28 | 2004-12-31 | 2005-01-01 | 2005-02-01 | 2004-12-01 |
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Last update: Dec 14, 2024 » Contribute » Show contributors
Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo
Microsoft documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/eomonth-function-dax