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Basic Date and Time Functions
ADD_MONTHS
Adds the specified number of months to the date. Equivalent to using a date and adding aMONTH(value).
Syntax
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| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function modifies by adding a specified number of months. |
int | INT | The number of months to add to the time value. |
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2023-01-15
CENTURY
Returns the number of centuries. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function computes to return the number of its centuries. |
2023-01-03.
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CURDATE
Alias for CURRENT_DATE.CURRENT_DATE
Alias for CURDATE. Returns the current date in the formatYYYY-MM-DD.
Syntax
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2023-01-03
CURRENT_TIME
Returns the current time as a TIME value (e.g.,hh:mm:ss.mm).
Syntax
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CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
Alias for NOW. Returns the current date and time as a TIMESTAMP value (e.g.,YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss.mmm).
Syntax
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2023-01-03 11:00:03.316674397
DATE_PART
Alias for EXTRACT.DATE_TRUNC
Returns the date or timestamp entered, truncated to the specified precision. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
precision | CHAR | The timestamp unit used to truncate the returned value. For the precision input, acceptable values are:NANOSECONDMICROSECONDMILLISECONDSECONDMINUTEHOURDAYWEEKMONTHQUARTERYEARDECADECENTURYMILLENNIUM |
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function truncates to the specified precision. The time input supports precision values DAY or larger. |
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP set to 2023-01-03 11:00:59.114058182.
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2023-01-03 11:01:05.280975906
Example
This example uses CURRENT_TIMESTAMP set to 2023-01-01 11:00:59.114058181.
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2023-01-01 00:00:00.000000000
Example
This example uses CURRENT_TIMESTAMP set to 2023-01-01 11:00:59.114058181.
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2001-01-01 00:00:00.000000000
DAY
Alias for DAY_OF_MONTH.DAY_OF_WEEK
Returns an integer, in the range of 1 to 7, that represents the day of the week. The value 1 is Sunday, and 7 is Saturday. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function computes for its day of the week. |
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DAY_OF_YEAR
Alias for DOY. Returns an integer in the range 1 to 366 that represents the day of the year. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function computes for its day of year. |
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP set to 2023-01-03 11:00:59.114058182.
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DAY_OF_MONTH
Alias for DAY. Extracts the day-of-month portion of a timestamp or date as an integer. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function computes for its day of the month. |
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP set to 2023-01-03 11:00:59.114058182.
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DECADE
The decade is the year divided by 10. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function computes for its decade. |
CURRENT_DATE set to 2023-01-03.
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DOW
Alias for DAY_OF_WEEK.DOY
Alias for DAY_OF_YEAR.EOMONTH
Returns the last day of the month using the specified timestamp or date. If you specify both arguments, this function returns the last day of the month for the resulting timestamp or date after the system adds the specified number of months to the first argument value. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function computes for the last day of the month. |
int | INT | Optional. An integer value that represents the number of months to add to the time value. If unspecified, the value defaults to 0. |
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2023-02-27
This example returns the last day of the month in November in 2022 by using the EOMONTH function to add one month to the last day of October in 2022.
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2022-11-30
EPOCH
The number of seconds after 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function computes for the number of seconds after 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC. |
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EXTRACT
Extract a component from a timestamp or date. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function computes for the component to be extracted. |
precision | CHAR | The timestamp unit to be extracted. For the precision input, acceptable values are:NANOSECONDMICROSECONDMILLISECONDSECONDMINUTEHOURDAYWEEKMONTHQUARTERYEARDECADECENTURYMILLENNIUM |
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP set to 2023-01-03 11:00:59.114058182.
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HOUR
Extracts the hour portion of a timestamp as an integer. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function computes for its hour value. |
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP set to 2023-01-03 11:00:59.114058182.
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ISODOW
Extracts the day of the week based on ISO 8601, which ranges from Monday (1) to Sunday (7). SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function computes for its day-of-week value. |
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP set to 2023-01-03 11:00:59.114058182.
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ISDATE
ReturnsTRUE if the input argument can be successfully cast to a date, FALSE otherwise.
Syntax
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| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
char | CHAR | A string to cast as a DATE. |
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TRUE
MAKEDATETIME
Returns a timestamp consisting of the specified date and time. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
date | CHAR | A date string for timestamp creation. |
time | CHAR | A time string for timestamp creation. |
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2022-11-02 01:24:58.000000000
MILLISECOND
Extracts the millisecond portion of a timestamp as an integer. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
timestring | TIMESTAMP | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function extracts for the millisecond value. |
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP set to 2023-02-22 13:59:25.286.
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MINUTE
Extracts the minute portion of a timestamp or date as an integer. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function extracts for the minute value. |
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP set to 2023-02-22 14:00:40.764.
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MONTH_NAME
Returns the calendar name in English of the month for the specified date. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function computes its month name. |
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP set to 2023-02-22 13:59:25.286.
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February
MONTHS_BETWEEN
Returns the difference between the two dates or timestamps in months as aDOUBLE. The fractional months component is based on a 31-day month. If the two dates have the same day or are both the last day of the month, this function returns a whole number instead.
Syntax
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| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time1 | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function compares to time2 for the difference in months. |
time2 | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function compares to time1 for the difference in months. |
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MONTH
Extracts the month portion of a timestamp or date as an integer. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function computes for its month value. |
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP set to 2023-02-22 13:59:25.286.
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MSECS
The seconds field, including fractional parts. This is the same asEXTRACT(MILLISECONDS FROM time).
Syntax
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| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date. The function multiplies the seconds part of the value by 1,000. |
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37637.648
NANOS_TO_TIMESTAMP
Convert a number of nanoseconds into a timestamp equivalent to the duration after the epoch time, 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
ns | INT | A number of nanoseconds, specified as an integer, which the function converts into a timestamp equivalent to the duration after the epoch time. |
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1969-12-31 16:00:00.010
NEXT_DAY
Returns the closest date after a specified date that lies on a specific day of the week. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
date | DATE, TIMESTAMP, or CHAR | A time value, specified as a date, timestamp, or string, which the function uses to return the closest date for a specific day of the week. Can be any type that can be cast to DATE. |
character | CHAR | A string representing a day of the week. The string must match the first three characters (case insensitive) of the English name of any day of the week. If this string does not match the prefix of any day, this function returns NULL. |
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NOW
Alias for CURRENT_TIMESTAMP.QUARTER
Returns an integer between 1 and 4 representing the quarter of the year in which the specified date falls. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function computes to return the quarter of the year. |
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ROUND
Returns the specified date or timestamp, rounded to the specified precision. The precision argument behaves like DATE_TRUNC. The function rounds up values to the specified precision. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
precision | CHAR | The timestamp unit used to round the returned value. For the precision input, acceptable values are:NANOSECONDMICROSECONDMILLISECONDSECONDMINUTEHOURDAYWEEKMONTHQUARTERYEARDECADECENTURYMILLENNIUM |
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function rounds to the specified precision. |
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2023-02-08 09:00:00.000
SECOND
Extracts the seconds portion of a timestamp as an integer. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or TIME | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function uses to return the seconds value. |
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP set to 2023-02-28 13:17:30.243.
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TIMESTAMP_TO_NANOS
Convert timestamp into nanoseconds after epoch asBIGINT.
Syntax
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| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function uses to return the nanoseconds after the epoch. |
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP set to 2023-02-28 13:20:12.373.
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1677619212373708904
TO_TIMESTAMP
For information on using the TO_TIMESTAMP conversion function, see the TO_TIMESTAMP page.USECS
Returns the seconds part of a time value, including fractional parts, as an integer. Same asEXTRACT(MICROSECONDS FROM time).
Syntax
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| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date. The function multiplies the seconds part of the value by 1,000,000. |
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP set to 2023-02-28 13:32:17.438.
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WEEK
Returns the ISO-8601 week number, as an integer, of the specified timestamp or date value. The week starts on Monday, and the first week of a year contains January 4 of that year. For details, see the ISO week date definition. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function uses to return the week number. |
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP set to 2023-02-28 13:37:37.128.
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9
YEAR
Extracts the year portion of a timestamp or date as an integer. SyntaxSQL
| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
time | TIMESTAMP or DATE | A time value, specified as a timestamp or date, which the function uses to extract the year. |
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP set to 2023-02-28 13:37:37.128.
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2023
Advanced Date and Time Functions
DATEADD
This function adds a specified number value (as a signed integer) to a specifieddatepart of an input date value, and then returns that modified value.
The data type of the returned value for this function is dynamic. The return type depends on the argument supplied for date. If the value for date is a string literal date, DATEADD returns a datetime value. If another valid input data type is supplied for date, DATEADD returns the same data type. DATEADD raises an error if the string literal seconds scale exceeds three decimal place positions (.nnn) or if the string literal contains the time zone offset part.
Syntax
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| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
datepart | CHAR | The part of the date to which DATEADD adds an integer number. See the Datepart Values table for a list of supported arguments. |
number | INT | An expression that can resolve to an INT that DATEADD adds to the specified datepart value of date. DATEADD accepts user-defined variable values for number. DATEADD truncates a specified number value that has a decimal fraction. In this situation, it does not round the number value. |
date | TIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE | A column expression, expression, string literal, or user-defined variable. A string literal value must resolve to a date or timestamp. Use four-digit years to avoid ambiguity issues. |
| datepart | Abbreviations |
|---|---|
year | yy, yyyy |
quarter | qq, q |
month | mm, m |
dayofyear | dy, y |
day | dd, d |
week | wk, ww |
weekday | dw, w |
hour | hh |
minute | mi, n |
second | ss, s |
millisecond | ms |
microsecond | mcs |
nanosecond | ns |
DATEADD does not accept user-defined variable equivalents for the datepart arguments.datepart values by 1.
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datepart by a number large enough to increment the next higher unit of date or time.
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DATEDIFF
This function returns anINT representing the difference between two date or time values, in a specified date or time unit.
If only a time value is assigned to a date data type variable, DATEDIFF sets the value of the missing datepart to the default value: 1900-01-01. If only a date value is assigned to a variable of a time or date data type, DATEDIFF sets the value of the missing time part to the default value: 00:00:00. If either startdate or enddate have only a time part and the other only a datepart, DATEDIFF sets the missing time and datepart to the default values.
If startdate and enddate have different date data types, and one has more time parts or fractional seconds precision than the other, DATEDIFF sets the missing parts of the other to 0.
Syntax
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| Argument | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
datepart | CHAR | The units in which the function returns the difference between the startdate and enddate. Commonly used datepart units include month or second.The datepart value cannot be specified in a variable, or in a quoted string like 'month'.If datepart has a DATE value, and startdate and enddate are both assigned a TIME value, then the function returns 0.See the Datepart Values table for a list of supported arguments. |
startdate | TIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE | A starting date or time value to determine the difference from the enddate value. If only a time value is assigned, DATEDIFF sets the value of the missing datepart to the default value: 1900-01-01 |
enddate | TIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE | An ending date or time value to determine the difference from the startdate value. If only a time value is assigned, DATEDIFF sets the value of the missing datepart to the default value: 1900-01-01 |
| datepart | Abbreviations |
|---|---|
year | yy, yyyy |
quarter | qq, q |
month | mm, m |
dayofyear | dy, y |
day | dd, d |
week | wk, ww |
weekday | dw, w |
hour | hh |
minute | mi, n |
second | ss, s |
millisecond | ms |
microsecond | mcs |
nanosecond | ns |
For
millisecond, the maximum difference between startdate and enddate is 24 days, 20 hours, 31 minutes, and 23.647 seconds.For second, the maximum difference is 68 years, 19 days, 3 hours, 14 minutes, and 7 seconds.Each specific
datepart name and abbreviations for that datepart name return the same value.DATEDIFF calculates the difference between the two values based on the various datepart values.
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