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GETDATE (Transact-SQL)
Returns the current database system timestamp as a datetime value without the database time zone offset. This value is derived from the operating system of the computer on which the instance of SQL Server is running.
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SYSDATETIME and SYSUTCDATETIME have more fractional seconds precision than GETDATE and GETUTCDATE. SYSDATETIMEOFFSET includes the system time zone offset. SYSDATETIME, SYSUTCDATETIME, and SYSDATETIMEOFFSET can be assigned to a variable of any of the date and time types. |
For an overview of all Transact-SQL date and time data types and functions, see Date and Time Data Types and Functions (Transact-SQL).
The following examples use the six SQL Server system functions that return current date and time to return the date, time, or both. The values are returned in series; therefore, their fractional seconds might be different.
A. Getting the current system date and time
SELECT SYSDATETIME()
,SYSDATETIMEOFFSET()
,SYSUTCDATETIME()
,CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
,GETDATE()
,GETUTCDATE();
Here is the result set.
SYSDATETIME() 2007-04-30 13:10:02.0474381
SYSDATETIMEOFFSET()2007-04-30 13:10:02.0474381 -07:00
SYSUTCDATETIME() 2007-04-30 20:10:02.0474381
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP 2007-04-30 13:10:02.047
GETDATE() 2007-04-30 13:10:02.047
GETUTCDATE() 2007-04-30 20:10:02.047
B. Getting the current system date
SELECT CONVERT (date, SYSDATETIME())
,CONVERT (date, SYSDATETIMEOFFSET())
,CONVERT (date, SYSUTCDATETIME())
,CONVERT (date, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)
,CONVERT (date, GETDATE())
,CONVERT (date, GETUTCDATE());
Here is the result set.
SYSDATETIME() 2007-05-03
SYSDATETIMEOFFSET() 2007-05-03
SYSUTCDATETIME() 2007-05-04
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP 2007-05-03
GETDATE() 2007-05-03
GETUTCDATE() 2007-05-04
C. Getting the current system time
SELECT CONVERT (time, SYSDATETIME())
,CONVERT (time, SYSDATETIMEOFFSET())
,CONVERT (time, SYSUTCDATETIME())
,CONVERT (time, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)
,CONVERT (time, GETDATE())
,CONVERT (time, GETUTCDATE());
Here is the result set.
SYSDATETIME() 13:18:45.3490361
SYSDATETIMEOFFSET()13:18:45.3490361
SYSUTCDATETIME() 20:18:45.3490361
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP 13:18:45.3470000
GETDATE() 13:18:45.3470000
GETUTCDATE() 20:18:45.3470000
