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Applies to: 
Calculated column
Calculated table
Measure 
Visual calculation
Note
This function is discouraged for use in visual calculations as it likely returns meaningless results.
For date column input, returns a table that contains a column of all dates representing the day that is previous to the first date in the dates column, in the current context.
For calendar input, returns a table that is previous to the first date in the calendar, in the current context. The table contains all primary tagged columns and all time related columns.
Syntax
PREVIOUSDAY(<dates> or <calendar>)
Parameters
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
dates or calendar |
A column that contains dates or a calendar reference |
Return value
For date column input, a table containing a single column of date values.
For calendar input, a table that contains all primary tagged columns and all time related columns.
Remarks
This function determines the first date in the input parameter, and then returns all dates corresponding to the day previous to that first date. For example, if the first date in the
datesargument refers to June 10, 2009; this function returns all dates equal to June 9, 2009.The
datesargument can be any of the following:- A reference to a date/time column.
- A table expression that returns a single column of date/time values.
- A Boolean expression that defines a single-column table of date/time values.
Constraints on Boolean expressions are described in the topic, CALCULATE function.
This function is not supported for use in DirectQuery mode when used in calculated columns or row-level security (RLS) rules.
Example
The following sample formula creates a measure that calculates the 'previous day sales' for Internet sales.
= CALCULATE (
SUM ( InternetSales_USD[SalesAmount_USD] ),
PREVIOUSDAY ( 'DateTime'[DateKey] )
)
Example for calendar
The following sample formula creates a measure that calculates the 'previous day sales' for Internet sales in terms of fiscal calendar.
= CALCULATE (
SUM ( InternetSales_USD[SalesAmount_USD] ),
PREVIOUSDAY ( FiscalCalendar )
)
Related content
Time intelligence functions Date and time functions PREVIOUSWEEK PREVIOUSMONTH function PREVIOUSQUARTER function PREVIOUSYEAR function