versioned_docs/version-2.0/sql-manual/sql-functions/date-time-functions/date-ceil.md

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    "title": "date_ceil",
    "language": "en"
}
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## date_ceil
### description
#### Syntax

`DATETIME DATE_CEIL(DATETIME datetime, INTERVAL period type)`


Convert the date to the nearest rounding up time of the specified time interval period.

The datetime parameter is a valid date expression.

The period parameter specifies how many units each cycle consists of, starting from 0001-01-01T00:00:00

type ：YEAR, MONTH, DAY, HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND.

### example

```
mysql [(none)]>select date_ceil("2023-07-13 22:28:18",interval 5 second);
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| second_ceil('2023-07-13 22:28:18', 5, '0001-01-01 00:00:00') |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2023-07-13 22:28:20                                          |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)

mysql [(none)]>select date_ceil("2023-07-13 22:28:18",interval 5 minute);
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| minute_ceil('2023-07-13 22:28:18', 5, '0001-01-01 00:00:00') |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2023-07-13 22:30:00                                          |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)

mysql [(none)]>select date_ceil("2023-07-13 22:28:18",interval 5 hour);
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| hour_ceil('2023-07-13 22:28:18', 5, '0001-01-01 00:00:00') |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2023-07-13 23:00:00                                        |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)

mysql [(none)]>select date_ceil("2023-07-13 22:28:18",interval 5 day);
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| day_ceil('2023-07-13 22:28:18', 5, '0001-01-01 00:00:00') |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 2023-07-15 00:00:00                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql [(none)]>select date_ceil("2023-07-13 22:28:18",interval 5 month);
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| month_ceil('2023-07-13 22:28:18', 5, '0001-01-01 00:00:00') |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2023-12-01 00:00:00                                         |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)

mysql [(none)]>select date_ceil("2023-07-13 22:28:18",interval 5 year);
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| year_ceil('2023-07-13 22:28:18', 5, '0001-01-01 00:00:00') |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2026-01-01 00:00:00                                        |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
```

### keywords

    DATE_CEIL,DATE,CEIL

### Best Practice

See also
- [second_ceil](./second_ceil)
- [minute_ceil](./minute_ceil)
- [hour_ceil](./hour_ceil)
- [day_ceil](./day_ceil)
- [month_ceil](./month_ceil)
- [year_ceil](./year_ceil)