MySQL NOW() Function

Example

Return current date and time:

  SELECT
  NOW();

Definition and Usage

The NOW() function returns the current date and time.

Note: The date and time is returned as "YYYY-MM-DD HH-MM-SS" (string) or as YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.uuuuuu (numeric).

Syntax

  NOW()

Technical Details

More Examples

Example

Return current date and time + 1:

  SELECT
  NOW() + 1;