MySQL UTC_DATE function is one of the MySQL Date Functions, which returns the current UTC date value in YYYY-MM-DD or YYYYMMDD format. The syntax of the UTC date Function in MySQL is as shown below:
UTC_DATE;
UTC_DATE();
MySQL UTC_DATE Example
The following query shows you the basic use of this MySQL UTC date function.
SELECT UTC_DATE;
SELECT UTC_DATE();
As you can see from the above screenshot, both the statements are returning the same output. I mean, both of them are showing today’s UTC date in YYYY-MM-DD format. This Date Function example shows you what happens when adding days to this UTC DATE function.
SELECT UTC_DATE(), UTC_DATE() + 5;
As you can see, it has added those 5 days to current UTC date and displaying the MySQL UTC date in YYYYMMDD string format
MySQL UTC_DATE Example 2
In this example, we are using DATEDIFF function to compare the date difference between the UTC date and a custom date
SELECT DATEDIFF(UTC_DATE(), '2019-02-10');
