Date.StartOfYear

Date.StartOfYear is a Power Query M function that returns the start of the year that contains the specified date(Time). Your input must be a date, datetime, or datetimezone value.

Compatible with: Power BI Service Power BI Desktop Excel Microsoft 365

Syntax

Date.StartOfYear( dateTime as any ) as any

Description

Returns the start of the year that contains dateTime. dateTime must be a date, datetime, or datetimezone value.

Examples

Find the start of the year for October 10th, 2011, 8:10:32AM.

// Output: #datetime( 2011, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0 )
Date.StartOfYear( #datetime( 2011, 10, 10, 8, 10, 32 ) )

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Last update: August 25, 2023 | Contribute » | Contributors: Rick de Groot
Microsoft documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/date-startofyear
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