Find last Sunday

[Guest]

Hi - I'm trying to display data based on the last complete workweek, i.e.
today, the data displayed should be for the week ending Oct. 8. Monday, I
want to display data for the week ending Oct 15. Short of a messy nested 'if'
formula, is there a way to determine the date of the most recent Sunday past?

Thanks

 

[Niek Otten]

=TODAY()-WEEKDAY(TODAY())+1

Format as Date

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel

| Hi - I'm trying to display data based on the last complete workweek, i.e.
| today, the data displayed should be for the week ending Oct. 8. Monday, I
| want to display data for the week ending Oct 15. Short of a messy nested 'if'
| formula, is there a way to determine the date of the most recent Sunday past?
|
| Thanks

 

[vezerid]

=TODAY()-WEEKDAY(TODAY())+1
=A2-WEEKDAY(A2)+1

HTH
Kostis Vezerides

 

[Guest]

may i know why 1 is used in the formula plzzzzzzzzzz

 

[David Biddulph]

For the answer as to why +1 is used, I suggest you look in Excel help for
the WEEKDAY function.

The question, of course, remains as to what the OP would have wanted for
"last Sunday" if today is Sunday. He seemed to be including only the
working week as possible inputs, but if he wants a Sunday date to point back
at the previous Sunday, the formula may need to be expanded a little, such
as
=IF(WEEKDAY(A2)=1,A2-7,A2-WEEKDAY(A2)+1)
or, more obscurely,
=A2-1-MOD(WEEKDAY(A2)+5,7)