Extract Number from Date that has Format Applied

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I have a date in cell A1 as follows: 4/1/2021

A1 has date formatting applied so the cell displays: April 2021


I want to extract just the numerical month value from A1.


I tried =LEFT(A1,1) but the result was "A" not "4". How do I get the numerical month and keep the date formatting?

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Use the MONTH function:



@Hans Vogelaar Thanks. Works great!