Date Functions

We often need to analyze how data changes over specific periods. For example, we might want to see how many orders are placed each month or track product availability over time. Or perhaps, we need to calculate the delivery dates for orders placed today. Such operations involve working with dates, a critical aspect of database management.

Let's explore essential date functions in SQL. We'll aim to:

• Understand how to extract parts of a date.

• Learn how to format dates for better readability.

• Perform calculations with dates to solve practical problems.

Getting current date and time

In order to get the current date, we can use the following query: