This page provides you with the most commonly used Oracle date functions that help you handle date and time data easily and more effectively.
| Function | Example | Result | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADD_MONTHS | ADD_MONTHS( DATE '2016-02-29', 1 ) | 31-MAR-16 | Add a number of months (n) to a date and return the same day which is n of months away. |
| CURRENT_DATE | SELECT CURRENT_DATE FROM dual | 06-AUG-2017 19:43:44 | Return the current date and time in the session time zone |
| CURRENT_TIMESTAMP | SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP FROM dual | 06-AUG-17 08.26.52.742000000 PM -07:00 | Return the current date and time with time zone in the session time zone |
| DBTIMEZONE | SELECT DBTIMEZONE FROM dual; | -07:00 | Get the current database time zone |
| EXTRACT | EXTRACT(YEAR FROM SYSDATE) | 2017 | Extract a value of a date time field e.g., YEAR, MONTH, DAY, … from a date time value. |
| FROM_TZ | FROM_TZ(TIMESTAMP '2017-08-08 08:09:10', '-09:00') | 08-AUG-17 08.09.10.000000000 AM -07:00 | Convert a timestamp and a time zone to a TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE value |
| LAST_DAY | LAST_DAY(DATE '2016-02-01') | 29-FEB-16 | Gets the last day of the month of a specified date. |
| LOCALTIMESTAMP | SELECT LOCALTIMESTAMP FROM dual | 06-AUG-17 08.26.52.742000000 PM | Return a TIMESTAMP value that represents the current date and time in the session time zone. |
| MONTHS_BETWEEN | MONTHS_BETWEEN( DATE '2017-07-01', DATE '2017-01-01' ) | 6 | Return the number of months between two dates. |
| NEW_TIME | NEW_TIME( TO_DATE( '08-07-2017 01:30:45', 'MM-DD-YYYY HH24:MI:SS' ), 'AST', 'PST' ) | 06-AUG-2017 21:30:45 | Convert a date in one time zone to another |
| NEXT_DAY | NEXT_DAY( DATE '2000-01-01', 'SUNDAY' ) | 02-JAN-00 | Get the first weekday that is later than a specified date. |
| ROUND | ROUND(DATE '2017-07-16', 'MM') | 01-AUG-17 | Return a date rounded to a specific unit of measure. |
| SESSIONTIMEZONE | SELECT SESSIONTIMEZONE FROM dual; | -07:00 | Get the session time zone |
| SYSDATE | SYSDATE | 01-AUG-17 | Return the current system date and time of the operating system where the Oracle Database resides. |
| SYSTIMESTAMP | SELECT SYSTIMESTAMP FROM dual; | 01-AUG-17 01.33.57.929000000 PM -07:00 | Return the system date and time that includes fractional seconds and time zone. |
| TO_CHAR | TO_CHAR( DATE'2017-01-01', 'DL' ) | Sunday, January 01, 2017 | Convert a DATE or an INTERVAL value to a character string in a specified format. |
| TO_DATE | TO_DATE( '01 Jan 2017', 'DD MON YYYY' ) | 01-JAN-17 | Convert a date which is in the character string to a DATE value. |
| TRUNC | TRUNC(DATE '2017-07-16', 'MM') | 01-JUL-17 | Return a date truncated to a specific unit of measure. |
| TZ_OFFSET | TZ_OFFSET( 'Europe/London' ) | +01:00 | Get time zone offset of a time zone name from UTC |