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NameDescription
ADDDATE()Add dates
ADDTIME()Add time
CONVERT_TZ()Convert from one timezone to another
CURDATE()Return the current date
CURRENT_DATE(), CURRENT_DATESynonyms for CURDATE()
CURRENT_TIME(), CURRENT_TIMESynonyms for CURTIME()
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(), CURRENT_TIMESTAMPSynonyms for NOW()
CURTIME()Return the current time
DATE_ADD()Add two dates
DATE_FORMAT()Format date as specified
DATE_SUB()Subtract two dates
DATE()Extract the date part of a date or datetime expression
DATEDIFF()Subtract two dates
DAY()Synonym for DAYOFMONTH()
DAYNAME()Return the name of the weekday
DAYOFMONTH()Return the day of the month (1-31)
DAYOFWEEK()Return the weekday index of the argument
DAYOFYEAR()Return the day of the year (1-366)
EXTRACTExtract part of a date
FROM_DAYS()Convert a day number to a date
FROM_UNIXTIME()Format date as a UNIX timestamp
GET_FORMAT()Return a date format string
HOUR()Extract the hour
LAST_DAYReturn the last day of the month for the argument
LOCALTIME(), LOCALTIMESynonym for NOW()
LOCALTIMESTAMP, LOCALTIMESTAMP()Synonym for NOW()
MAKEDATE()Create a date from the year and day of year
MAKETIMEreturns a time value calculated from the hour, minute, and second arguments
MICROSECOND()Return the microseconds from argument
MINUTE()Return the minute from the argument
MONTH()Return the month from the date passed
MONTHNAME()Return the name of the month
NOW()Return the current date and time
PERIOD_ADD()Add a period to a year-month
PERIOD_DIFF()Return the number of months between periods
QUARTER()Return the quarter from a date argument
SEC_TO_TIME()Converts seconds to 'HH:MM:SS' format
SECOND()Return the second (0-59)
STR_TO_DATE()Convert a string to a date
SUBDATE()When invoked with three arguments a synonym for DATE_SUB()
SUBTIME()Subtract times
SYSDATE()Return the time at which the function executes
TIME_FORMAT()Format as time
TIME_TO_SEC()Return the argument converted to seconds
TIME()Extract the time portion of the expression passed
TIMEDIFF()Subtract time
TIMESTAMP()With a single argument, this function returns the date or datetime expression. With two arguments, the sum of the arguments
TIMESTAMPADD()Add an interval to a datetime expression
TIMESTAMPDIFF()Subtract an interval from a datetime expression
TO_DAYS()Return the date argument converted to days
UNIX_TIMESTAMP()Return a UNIX timestamp
UTC_DATE()Return the current UTC date
UTC_TIME()Return the current UTC time
UTC_TIMESTAMP()Return the current UTC date and time
WEEK()Return the week number
WEEKDAY()Return the weekday index
WEEKOFYEAR()Return the calendar week of the date (1-53)
YEAR()Return the year
YEARWEEK()Return the year and week


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14.1.Introduction
14.1.1.Date and Time Functions
14.1.2.Extraction Functions
14.1.3.Changing Date Values
14.1.4.Getting Day Information
14.1.5.Getting Names for Months and Days
14.1.6.Extracting Years, Quarters, Months, and Weeks
14.1.7.Current Date and Time
14.1.8.Days Since 1 A.D.
14.1.9.Seconds Since the Beginning of the Day