MySQL Date Functions

MySQL provides the various date and Time functions to work with Dates such as Finding a current date, Time, format date, extract date part, time part, etc.

MySQL Date Functions

The following are the list of MySQL Date functions that are available to work with Date and time.

You can click each MySQL Date and Time function to see details about the function with multiple examples. Or, scroll down to see an example of each Date and Time function.

MySQL Date Functions	Description
ADDDATE()	Add Date Value in intervals to a given Date.
ADDTIME()	This adds Time
CONVERT_TZ()	This MySQL Date function convert date and time from one time zone to another.
CURDATE()	Returns the Current date
CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_DATE()	Synonym of CURDATE()
CURRENT_TIME(), CURRENT_TIME	Synonym of CURTIME() function
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP() ,CURRENT_TIMESTAMP	Synonym of NOW() function
CURTIME()	This MySQL function returns the current Time
DATE()	It extracts the date part from the Given Date or DateTime expression
DATE_ADD()	It adds a given intervals to the date expression
DATE_FORMAT()	This function formats the Date as per our requirements.
DATE_SUB()	This subtracts the specified intervals from the given date.
DATEDIFF()	Subtracts one date from another and returns the difference.
DAY()	Synonym of DAYOFMONTH() function.
DAYNAME()	This MySQL date function returns the name of the Weekday. For example Monday
DAYOFMONTH()	It returns the day number of the Month from 1 to 31
DAYOFWEEK()	This returns the Weekday index of the user given date.
DAYOFYEAR()	Returns the Day of the Year or Day number, i.e., 1 to 366
EXTRACT()	Use this to extract part of a date.
FROM_DAYS()	This MySQL date function converts given day number to date.
FROM_UNIXTIME()	Used to format Unix times-tamp as a Date
GET_FORMAT()	This returns the date format string.
HOUR()	Returns the Hour value from a given Time.
LAST_DAY	It returns the last Day of the Month on a given date.
LOCALTIME(), LOCALTIME	Synonym of NOW() function
LOCALTIMESTAMP(), LOCALTIMESTAMP	Synonym of NOW() function
MAKEDATE()	It is used to create or make a date from the specified Year, and day of the year
MAKETIME()	This will Create or make time from Hour, Minute, Second
MICROSECOND()	Returns the Microseconds from the given Time or DateTime.
MINUTE()	This function returns the Minutes value from given Time or DateTime.
MONTH()	It retunes the Month Number (1 – 12)
MONTHNAME()	Returns the Month name or Name of the Month (January, February, etc.)
NOW()	This MySQL Date function returns the Current Date and Time.
PERIOD_ADD()	It adds the user specified period to a year-Month
PERIOD_DIFF()	Returns the difference between the two periods. It returns the number of months between those two periods.
QUARTER()	It finds and returns which quarter does this date belongs to
SEC_TO_TIME()	Converts the given seconds to Time of HH:MM:SS format.
SECOND()	Returns the seconds value (0-59) from a given Time.
STR_TO_DATE()	This function converts String to date.
SUBDATE()	Synonym of DATE_SUB() function
SUBTIME()	Subtract the interval from Time.
SYSDATE()	Returns the current system date and time at which the function executed
TIME()	This MySQL date function extracts the time portion from given DateTime or expression
TIME_FORMAT()	Use this to format the given expression as time.
TIME_TO_SEC()	This function converts the given time to second.
TIMEDIFF()	It subtracts time.
TIMESTAMP()	This function returns the Date or DateTime expression.
TIMESTAMPADD()	This adds an interval to a DateTime expression
TIMESTAMPDIFF()	This function subtracts an interval from the given DateTime expression.
TO_DAYS()	Converts the given date into a total number of Days.
TO_SECONDS()	Converts the given date or DateTime expression to seconds since Year 0.
UNIX_TimeStamp	Used to return the Unix Time stamp
UTC_Date	It returns the current UTC Date
UTC_Time	This function returns the current UTC Time
UTC_TimeStamp	Returns the current UTC Date and Time.
Week	This function returns the Week Number
Weekday	Returns the Weekday Index
WeekOfYear	This MySQL Date Function returns the Calendar Week of the Date. It ranges from 1 to 53
Year	This returns the Year Value.
YearWeek	Returns the Year and Week

Temporal Intervals of Date and Time Functions in MySQL

The following are the list of available temporal interval expressions and unit values.

UNIT VALUE	Expected Expression Format
MICROSECOND	MICROSECONDS
SECOND	SECONDS
MINUTE	MINUTES
HOUR	HOURS
DAY	DAYS
WEEK	WEEKS
MONTH	MONTHS
QUARTER	QUARTERS
YEAR	YEARS
SECOND_MICROSECOND	‘SECONDS.MICROSECONDS’
MINUTE_MICROSECOND	‘MINUTES:SECONDS.MICROSECONDS’
MINUTE_SECOND	‘MINUTES:SECONDS’
HOUR_MICROSECOND	‘HOURS:MINUTES:SECONDS.MICROSECONDS’
HOUR_SECOND	‘HOURS:MINUTES:SECONDS’
HOUR_MINUTE	‘HOURS:MINUTES’
DAY_MICROSECOND	‘DAYS HOURS:MINUTES:SECONDS.MICROSECONDS’
DAY_SECOND	‘DAYS HOURS:MINUTES:SECONDS’
DAY_MINUTE	‘DAYS HOURS:MINUTES’
DAY_HOUR	‘DAYS HOURS’
YEAR_MONTH	‘YEARS-MONTHS’

MySQL Date and Time Functions Examples

The following examples help you to understand these Date and Time functions in MySQL

MySQL Date Functions Example 1

In this example, we are going to use the ADDDATE and ADDTIME functions to add the given values. Next, we used CONVERT_TZ to convert the date from one standard to another.

SELECT ADDDATE('2016-01-02', INTERVAL 2 MONTH), ADDDATE('2018-02-01', INTERVAL 31 DAY);

SELECT ADDTIME('2018-12-31 23:55:57', '2 2:22:22');

SELECT CONVERT_TZ('2018-12-31 23:59:59', '+00:00', '-05:30');

OUTPUT

MySQL Date Functions Example 2

In this example, we are going to use the CURDATE(), CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_DATE() functions to find the current date.

SELECT CURDATE(), CURDATE() + 5;

SELECT CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_DATE + 2;

SELECT CURRENT_DATE(), CURRENT_DATE() + 10;

OUTPUT

MySQL Time Functions Example 3

In this example, we are going to use the CURTIME, CURRENT_TIME(), CURRENT_TIME functions to find the current time.

SELECT CURTIME(), CURTIME() + 1;

SELECT CURRENT_TIME(), CURRENT_TIME() + 10;

SELECT CURRENT_TIME, CURRENT_TIME + 2;

OUTPUT

Date Functions Example 4

In this MySQL Date functions example, we are going to use the DATE function to get the date and DATEDIFF function to find the difference between two dates. Next, we used the DATE_ADD function to add date intervals.

SELECT DATE('2018-12-31 12:59:59'), DATE('2012-11-18 11:22:33');

SELECT DATEDIFF('2018-12-31', '2019-02-03'), DATEDIFF('2018-12-01', '2018-02-01'); 

SELECT DATE_ADD('2018-12-31', INTERVAL 2 DAY), DATE_ADD('2018-12-31', INTERVAL 2 YEAR);

OUTPUT

MySQL Date Functions Example 5

In this example, we are going to use the DATE_FORMAT function to format the given Date. DATE_SUB function is to subtract the intervals from the date. Next, we used the DAY function to return day value.

SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2018-12-31 23:59:59', '%W, %D %M %Y');

SELECT DATE_SUB('2018-12-31', INTERVAL 12 DAY), DATE_SUB('2018-12-31', INTERVAL 2 YEAR);

SELECT DAY('2018-12-31'), DAY('2018-01-01');

OUTPUT

Date Functions Example 6

In this MySQL date functions example, we are going to use the DAYNAME and DAYOFMONTH functions to get the name of the day, Day number of Month. Next, we used DAYOFWEEK to get the weekday index number

SELECT DAYNAME('2018-12-31'), DAYNAME('2019-01-01');

SELECT DAYOFMONTH('2018-12-14'), DAYOFMONTH('2019-01-31');

SELECT DAYOFWEEK('2018-12-14'), DAYOFWEEK('2019-01-31');

OUTPUT

MySQL Date Functions Example 7

Here, we use the EXTRACT function to extract date parts from the date. FROM_DAYS function to return date from given days. FROM_UNIXTIME function to format Unix timestamp as date and time.

SELECT EXTRACT(YEAR FROM '2019-07-02'), EXTRACT(MONTH FROM '2018-12-31');

SELECT FROM_DAYS(100000), FROM_DAYS(950010);

SELECT FROM_UNIXTIME(122227899), FROM_UNIXTIME(1233456789);

OUTPUT

Date Functions Example 8

This MySQL date functions example, we are going to use the HOUR function to get hour value, LAST_DAY function to get last day in a month. Here, GET_FORMAT has to use along with DATE_FORMAT or STR_TO_DATE.

SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2018-12-31', GET_FORMAT(DATE, 'EUR'));

SELECT HOUR('12:22:33'), HOUR('23:59:59'), HOUR('2019-01-02 17:12:13');

SELECT LAST_DAY('2018-04-12'), LAST_DAY('2018-02-05');

OUTPUT

MySQL Date Functions Example 9

In this example, we are going to use the LOCALTIME, LOCALTIME(), and LOCALTIMESTAMP functions to get the current date and time.

SELECT LOCALTIME, LOCALTIME + 1;

SELECT LOCALTIME(), LOCALTIME() + 15;

SELECT LOCALTIMESTAMP, LOCALTIMESTAMP + 4;

OUTPUT

MySQL Date Functions Example 10

In this example, we used the LOCALTIMESTAMP(), CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP() functions to get the current Date and Time.

SELECT LOCALTIMESTAMP(), LOCALTIMESTAMP() + 10;

SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + 10;

SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(), CURRENT_TIMESTAMP() + 10;

OUTPUT

MySQL Date Functions Example 11

In this example, we used the MAKEDATE function to create a date from Year and Day of Year. Next, the MAKETIME function to create time from Hour, Minute, and Second. Then, we are extracting or returning Micro-second value using the MICROSECOND function.

SELECT MAKEDATE(2018, 28), MAKEDATE(2018, 364);

SELECT MAKETIME(10, 11, 22), MAKETIME(23, 59, 58);

SELECT MICROSECOND('10:22:33.324567'), MICROSECOND('19:11:22.112233');

OUTPUT

MySQL Date Functions Example 12

Here, we are going to use the MINUTE function to get the Minute value. Next, we used MONTH and MONTHNAME functions to get the Month Number and Month Name (name of the month).

SELECT MINUTE('10:22:33.324567'), MINUTE('2018-02-04 19:11:22');

SELECT MONTH('2018-12-31'), MONTH('2018-02-04 19:11:22');

SELECT MONTHNAME('2018-12-31'), MONTHNAME('2018-01-04 19:11:22');

OUTPUT

MySQL Date Functions Example 13

In this example, we are going to use the NOW function to get the current date and time. Next, we used PERIOD_ADDand PERIOD_DIFF to add months and to find the difference between two periods.

SELECT NOW(), NOW() + 5;

SELECT PERIOD_ADD(201801, 3), PERIOD_ADD(201802, 10);

SELECT PERIOD_DIFF(201812, 201907), PERIOD_DIFF(201812, 201802);

OUTPUT

MySQL Date Functions Example 14

In this example, we are going to use the SECOND function to get seconds, SEC_TO_TIME function to convert the given second to time. Next, we used STR_TO_DATE to convert string to date.

SELECT SECOND('10:22:33.324567'), SECOND('2018-02-04 19:11:22');

SELECT SEC_TO_TIME(3652), SEC_TO_TIME(9875);

SELECT STR_TO_DATE('April 1, 2018', '%M %d, %Y'); 

OUTPUT

MySQL Date Functions Example 15

In this example, we are going to use the SUBDATE and SUBTIME functions to subtract date or time intervals from the given date and time. Next, we sued the SYSDATE function to return the System date and time

SELECT SUBDATE('2018-12-31', INTERVAL 15 DAY), SUBDATE('2018-12-31', INTERVAL 2 YEAR);

SELECT SUBTIME('2018-12-31 10:11:12', '3 13:48:47');

SELECT SYSDATE(), SYSDATE() + 2;

OUTPUT

MySQL Time Functions Example 16

In this example, we are going to use the TIME function to get Time and the TIMEDIFF to find the difference between two-time values. Next, we used the TIMESTAMP to return the Date and Time.

SELECT TIME('2018-01-31 10:22:33.324567'), TIME('2018-02-04 19:11:22');

SELECT TIMEDIFF('2018-12-31 23:59:59.111222', '2018-12-30 01:10:10.333444');

SELECT TIMESTAMP('2018-12-31'), TIMESTAMP('2018-12-31 23:59:59');

OUTPUT

MySQL Time Functions Example 17

In this example, we are going to use the TIMESTAMPADD function to add intervals to date, and TIMESTAMPDIFF to find the difference between two timestamps. Next, we used the TIME_FORMAT function to format the given time.

SELECT TIMESTAMPADD(HOUR, 13, '2018-01-31 10:22:33'), TIMESTAMPADD(MINUTE, 48, '2018-02-04 19:11:22');

SELECT TIMESTAMPDIFF(MONTH, '2018-01-31', '2018-12-30'), TIMESTAMPDIFF(MINUTE,'2018-02-04', '2018-02-04 19:11:22');

SELECT TIME_FORMAT('4:12:13', '%k %i %S');

OUTPUT

MySQL Date Functions Example 18

In this example, we are going to use the TIME_TO_SECONDS to convert given time to number of seconds. Next, we used TO_DAYS function to retune days

SELECT TIME_FORMAT('4:12:13', '%k %i %S');

SELECT TIME_TO_SEC('23:59:59'), TIME_TO_SEC('10:10:00');

SELECT TO_DAYS('1947-08-15'), TO_DAYS('2018-12-31');

OUTPUT

MySQL Date Functions Example 19

Here, we used the TO_SECONDS function to convert date to seconds, and the UNIX_TIMESTAMP to return the Unix timestamp. Next, we used UTC_DATE to get the UTC date value.

SELECT TO_SECONDS('1947-08-15'), TO_SECONDS('2018-12-31');

SELECT UNIX_TIMESTAMP(), UNIX_TIMESTAMP('2018-12-31 23:59:59');

SELECT UTC_DATE, UTC_DATE();

OUTPUT

MySQL Time Functions Example 20

In this example, we are going to use the UTC_TIME to get Time and UTC_TIMESTAMP to find the UTC Date and Time. Next, we used the WEEK function to get the Week number.

SELECT UTC_TIME, UTC_TIME();

SELECT UTC_TIMESTAMP, UTC_TIMESTAMP();

SELECT WEEK('2018-12-31'), WEEK('2018-12-31', 1);

OUTPUT

MySQL Date Functions Example 21

In this example, we are going to use the WEEKDAY function to get the index number, WEEKOFYEAR function to find the calendar week. Next, we used the YEAR function to get the year value from the given date.

SELECT WEEKDAY('2018-03-31'), WEEKDAY('2018-12-04 23:59:59');

SELECT WEEKOFYEAR('2018-12-31'), WEEKOFYEAR('2018-12-04 23:59:59');

SELECT YEAR('1947-08-15'), YEAR('2018-12-31');

OUTPUT

MySQL Date Functions Example 22

In this example, we use the YEARWEEK function to return the year and week from a given date.

SELECT YEARWEEK('1947-08-15'), YEARWEEK('2018-12-31');

OUTPUT