HOUR DAX Function (Date and Time)

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Returns the hour as a number from 0 (12:00 A.M.) to 23 (11:00 P.M.).

Syntax

HOUR ( <Datetime> )

Parameter	Attributes	Description
Datetime		A datetime value or text in time format, such as 16:48:00 or 4:48:00 PM.

Return values

Scalar A single integer value.

An integer number from 0 to 23.

» 2 related functions

Examples

--  Extract time parts from a DateTime column
EVALUATE
ADDCOLUMNS (
    TOPN ( 10, VALUES ( Sales[Order Time] ) ),
    "Hour",   HOUR   ( Sales[Order Time] ),
    "Minute", MINUTE ( Sales[Order Time] ),
    "Second", SECOND ( Sales[Order Time] )
)

Order Time	Hour	Minute	Second
01:14:19	1	14	19
02:14:19	2	14	19
03:14:19	3	14	19
04:14:19	4	14	19
06:14:19	6	14	19
07:14:19	7	14	19
08:14:19	8	14	19
09:14:19	9	14	19
11:14:19	11	14	19
12:14:19	12	14	19

Related functions

Other related functions are:

• MINUTE
• SECOND

Last update: Nov 5, 2025   » Contribute   » Show contributors

Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo

Microsoft documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/hour-function-dax