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<concept id="datetime_functions">
<title>Impala Date and Time Functions</title>
<titlealts audience="PDF"><navtitle>Date and Time Functions</navtitle></titlealts>
<prolog>
<metadata>
<data name="Category" value="Impala"/>
<data name="Category" value="Impala Functions"/>
<data name="Category" value="SQL"/>
<data name="Category" value="Data Analysts"/>
<data name="Category" value="Developers"/>
<data name="Category" value="Dates and Times"/>
<data name="Category" value="Querying"/>
</metadata>
</prolog>
<conbody>
<p>
The underlying Impala data type for date and time data is
<codeph><xref href="impala_timestamp.xml#timestamp">TIMESTAMP</xref></codeph>, which has both a date and a
time portion. Functions that extract a single field, such as <codeph>hour()</codeph> or
<codeph>minute()</codeph>, typically return an integer value. Functions that format the date portion, such as
<codeph>date_add()</codeph> or <codeph>to_date()</codeph>, typically return a string value.
</p>
<p>
You can also adjust a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value by adding or subtracting an <codeph>INTERVAL</codeph>
expression. See <xref href="impala_timestamp.xml#timestamp"/> for details. <codeph>INTERVAL</codeph>
expressions are also allowed as the second argument for the <codeph>date_add()</codeph> and
<codeph>date_sub()</codeph> functions, rather than integers.
</p>
<p rev="2.2.0">
Some of these functions are affected by the setting of the
<codeph>-use_local_tz_for_unix_timestamp_conversions</codeph> startup flag for the
<cmdname>impalad</cmdname> daemon. This setting is off by default, meaning that
functions such as <codeph>from_unixtime()</codeph> and <codeph>unix_timestamp()</codeph>
consider the input values to always represent the UTC time zone.
This setting also applies when you <codeph>CAST()</codeph> a <codeph>BIGINT</codeph>
value to <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>, or a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>
value to <codeph>BIGINT</codeph>.
When this setting is enabled, these functions and operations convert to and from
values representing the local time zone.
See <xref href="impala_timestamp.xml#timestamp"/> for details about how
Impala handles time zone considerations for the <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> data type.
</p>
<p>
<b>Function reference:</b>
</p>
<p>
Impala supports the following data and time functions:
</p>
<!-- New for 2.3:
int_months_between
timeofday
timestamp_cmp
months_between
-->
<dl>
<dlentry rev="1.4.0" id="add_months">
<dt>
<codeph>add_months(timestamp date, int months)</codeph>, <codeph>add_months(timestamp date, bigint
months)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">add_months() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time plus some number of months.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/usage_notes_blurb"/>
<p>
Same as <codeph><xref href="#datetime_functions/months_add">months_add()</xref></codeph>.
Available in Impala 1.4 and higher. For
compatibility when porting code with vendor extensions.
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
The following examples demonstrate adding months to construct the same
day of the month in a different month; how if the current day of the month
does not exist in the target month, the last day of that month is substituted;
and how a negative argument produces a return value from a previous month.
</p>
<codeblock>
select now(), add_months(now(), 2);
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| now() | add_months(now(), 2) |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-31 10:47:00.429109000 | 2016-07-31 10:47:00.429109000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
select now(), add_months(now(), 1);
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| now() | add_months(now(), 1) |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-31 10:47:14.540226000 | 2016-06-30 10:47:14.540226000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
select now(), add_months(now(), -1);
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| now() | add_months(now(), -1) |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-31 10:47:31.732298000 | 2016-04-30 10:47:31.732298000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="adddate">
<dt>
<codeph>adddate(timestamp startdate, int days)</codeph>, <codeph>adddate(timestamp startdate, bigint
days)</codeph>,
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">adddate() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Adds a specified number of days to a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value. Similar to
<codeph>date_add()</codeph>, but starts with an actual <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value instead of a
string that is converted to a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
The following examples show how to add a number of days to a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>.
The number of days can also be negative, which gives the same effect as the <codeph>subdate()</codeph> function.
</p>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, adddate(now(), 30) as now_plus_30;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | now_plus_30 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-20 10:23:08.640111000 | 2016-06-19 10:23:08.640111000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
select now() as right_now, adddate(now(), -15) as now_minus_15;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | now_minus_15 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-20 10:23:38.214064000 | 2016-05-05 10:23:38.214064000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="current_timestamp">
<dt>
<codeph>current_timestamp()</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">current_timestamp() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Alias for the <codeph>now()</codeph> function.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now(), current_timestamp();
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| now() | current_timestamp() |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-19 16:10:14.237849000 | 2016-05-19 16:10:14.237849000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
select current_timestamp() as right_now,
current_timestamp() + interval 3 hours as in_three_hours;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | in_three_hours |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-19 16:13:20.017117000 | 2016-05-19 19:13:20.017117000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="date_add">
<dt>
<codeph>date_add(timestamp startdate, int days)</codeph>, <codeph>date_add(timestamp startdate,
<varname>interval_expression</varname>)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">date_add() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Adds a specified number of days to a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value.
<!-- Found this not to be true in latest release. I think the signature changed way back.
The first argument
can be a string, which is automatically cast to <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> if it uses the recognized
format, as described in <xref href="impala_timestamp.xml#timestamp"/>.
-->
With an <codeph>INTERVAL</codeph>
expression as the second argument, you can calculate a delta value using other units such as weeks,
years, hours, seconds, and so on; see <xref href="impala_timestamp.xml#timestamp"/> for details.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
The following example shows the simplest usage, of adding a specified number of days
to a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value:
</p>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, date_add(now(), 7) as next_week;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | next_week |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-20 11:03:48.687055000 | 2016-05-27 11:03:48.687055000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
<p>
The following examples show the shorthand notation of an <codeph>INTERVAL</codeph>
expression, instead of specifying the precise number of days.
The <codeph>INTERVAL</codeph> notation also lets you work with units smaller than
a single day.
</p>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, date_add(now(), interval 3 weeks) as in_3_weeks;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | in_3_weeks |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-20 11:05:39.173331000 | 2016-06-10 11:05:39.173331000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
select now() as right_now, date_add(now(), interval 6 hours) as in_6_hours;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | in_6_hours |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-20 11:13:51.492536000 | 2016-05-20 17:13:51.492536000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
<p>
Like all date/time functions that deal with months, <codeph>date_add()</codeph>
handles nonexistent dates past the end of a month by setting the date to the
last day of the month. The following example shows how the nonexistent date
April 31st is normalized to April 30th:
</p>
<codeblock>
select date_add(cast('2016-01-31' as timestamp), interval 3 months) as 'april_31st';
+---------------------+
| april_31st |
+---------------------+
| 2016-04-30 00:00:00 |
+---------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="2.0.0" id="date_part">
<dt>
<codeph>date_part(string, timestamp)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">date_part() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Similar to
<xref href="impala_datetime_functions.xml#datetime_functions/extract"><codeph>EXTRACT()</codeph></xref>,
with the argument order reversed. Supports the same date and time units as <codeph>EXTRACT()</codeph>.
For compatibility with SQL code containing vendor extensions.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>int</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select date_part('year',now()) as current_year;
+--------------+
| current_year |
+--------------+
| 2016 |
+--------------+
select date_part('hour',now()) as hour_of_day;
+-------------+
| hour_of_day |
+-------------+
| 11 |
+-------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="date_sub">
<dt>
<codeph>date_sub(timestamp startdate, int days)</codeph>, <codeph>date_sub(timestamp startdate,
<varname>interval_expression</varname>)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">date_sub() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Subtracts a specified number of days from a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value.
<!-- Found this not to be true in latest release. I think the signature changed way back.
The first argument can be a string, which is automatically cast to <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> if it uses the
recognized format, as described in <xref href="impala_timestamp.xml#timestamp"/>.
-->
With an
<codeph>INTERVAL</codeph> expression as the second argument, you can calculate a delta value using other
units such as weeks, years, hours, seconds, and so on; see <xref href="impala_timestamp.xml#timestamp"/>
for details.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
The following example shows the simplest usage, of subtracting a specified number of days
from a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value:
</p>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, date_sub(now(), 7) as last_week;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | last_week |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-20 11:21:30.491011000 | 2016-05-13 11:21:30.491011000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
<p>
The following examples show the shorthand notation of an <codeph>INTERVAL</codeph>
expression, instead of specifying the precise number of days.
The <codeph>INTERVAL</codeph> notation also lets you work with units smaller than
a single day.
</p>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, date_sub(now(), interval 3 weeks) as 3_weeks_ago;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | 3_weeks_ago |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-20 11:23:05.176953000 | 2016-04-29 11:23:05.176953000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
select now() as right_now, date_sub(now(), interval 6 hours) as 6_hours_ago;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | 6_hours_ago |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-20 11:23:35.439631000 | 2016-05-20 05:23:35.439631000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
<p>
Like all date/time functions that deal with months, <codeph>date_add()</codeph>
handles nonexistent dates past the end of a month by setting the date to the
last day of the month. The following example shows how the nonexistent date
April 31st is normalized to April 30th:
</p>
<codeblock>
select date_sub(cast('2016-05-31' as timestamp), interval 1 months) as 'april_31st';
+---------------------+
| april_31st |
+---------------------+
| 2016-04-30 00:00:00 |
+---------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="datediff">
<dt>
<codeph>datediff(timestamp enddate, timestamp startdate)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">datediff() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the number of days between two <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> values.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>int</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/usage_notes_blurb"/>
<p>
If the first argument represents a later date than the second argument,
the return value is positive. If both arguments represent the same date,
the return value is zero. The time portions of the <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>
values are irrelevant. For example, 11:59 PM on one day and 12:01 on the next
day represent a <codeph>datediff()</codeph> of -1 because the date/time values
represent different days, even though the <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> values differ by only 2 minutes.
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
The following example shows how comparing a <q>late</q> value with
an <q>earlier</q> value produces a positive number. In this case,
the result is (365 * 5) + 1, because one of the intervening years is
a leap year.
</p>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, datediff(now() + interval 5 years, now()) as in_5_years;
+-------------------------------+------------+
| right_now | in_5_years |
+-------------------------------+------------+
| 2016-05-20 13:43:55.873826000 | 1826 |
+-------------------------------+------------+
</codeblock>
<p>
The following examples show how the return value represent the number of days
between the associated dates, regardless of the time portion of each <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>.
For example, different times on the same day produce a <codeph>date_diff()</codeph> of 0,
regardless of which one is earlier or later. But if the arguments represent different dates,
<codeph>date_diff()</codeph> returns a non-zero integer value, regardless of the time portions
of the dates.
</p>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, datediff(now(), now() + interval 4 hours) as in_4_hours;
+-------------------------------+------------+
| right_now | in_4_hours |
+-------------------------------+------------+
| 2016-05-20 13:42:05.302747000 | 0 |
+-------------------------------+------------+
select now() as right_now, datediff(now(), now() - interval 4 hours) as 4_hours_ago;
+-------------------------------+-------------+
| right_now | 4_hours_ago |
+-------------------------------+-------------+
| 2016-05-20 13:42:21.134958000 | 0 |
+-------------------------------+-------------+
select now() as right_now, datediff(now(), now() + interval 12 hours) as in_12_hours;
+-------------------------------+-------------+
| right_now | in_12_hours |
+-------------------------------+-------------+
| 2016-05-20 13:42:44.765873000 | -1 |
+-------------------------------+-------------+
select now() as right_now, datediff(now(), now() - interval 18 hours) as 18_hours_ago;
+-------------------------------+--------------+
| right_now | 18_hours_ago |
+-------------------------------+--------------+
| 2016-05-20 13:54:38.829827000 | 1 |
+-------------------------------+--------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="day">
<dt>
<!-- <codeph>day(string date), <ph id="dayofmonth">dayofmonth(string date)</ph></codeph> -->
<codeph>day(timestamp date), <ph id="dayofmonth">dayofmonth(timestamp date)</ph></codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">day() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the day field from the date portion of a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>.
The value represents the day of the month, therefore is in the range 1-31, or less for
months without 31 days.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>int</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
The following examples show how the day value corresponds to the day
of the month, resetting back to 1 at the start of each month.
</p>
<codeblock>
select now(), day(now());
+-------------------------------+------------+
| now() | day(now()) |
+-------------------------------+------------+
| 2016-05-20 15:01:51.042185000 | 20 |
+-------------------------------+------------+
select now() + interval 11 days, day(now() + interval 11 days);
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| now() + interval 11 days | day(now() + interval 11 days) |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-31 15:05:56.843139000 | 31 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
select now() + interval 12 days, day(now() + interval 12 days);
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| now() + interval 12 days | day(now() + interval 12 days) |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 15:06:05.074236000 | 1 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
<p>
The following examples show how the day value is <codeph>NULL</codeph>
for nonexistent dates or misformatted date strings.
</p>
<codeblock>
-- 2016 is a leap year, so it has a Feb. 29.
select day('2016-02-29');
+-------------------+
| day('2016-02-29') |
+-------------------+
| 29 |
+-------------------+
-- 2015 is not a leap year, so Feb. 29 is nonexistent.
select day('2015-02-29');
+-------------------+
| day('2015-02-29') |
+-------------------+
| NULL |
+-------------------+
-- A string that does not match the expected YYYY-MM-DD format
-- produces an invalid TIMESTAMP, causing day() to return NULL.
select day('2016-02-028');
+--------------------+
| day('2016-02-028') |
+--------------------+
| NULL |
+--------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.2" id="dayname">
<dt>
<codeph>dayname(timestamp date)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">dayname() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the day field from a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value, converted to the string
corresponding to that day name. The range of return values is <codeph>'Sunday'</codeph> to
<codeph>'Saturday'</codeph>. Used in report-generating queries, as an alternative to calling
<codeph>dayofweek()</codeph> and turning that numeric return value into a string using a
<codeph>CASE</codeph> expression.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>string</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
The following examples show the day name associated with
<codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> values representing different days.
</p>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now,
dayofweek(now()) as todays_day_of_week,
dayname(now()) as todays_day_name;
+-------------------------------+--------------------+-----------------+
| right_now | todays_day_of_week | todays_day_name |
+-------------------------------+--------------------+-----------------+
| 2016-05-31 10:57:03.953670000 | 3 | Tuesday |
+-------------------------------+--------------------+-----------------+
select now() + interval 1 day as tomorrow,
dayname(now() + interval 1 day) as tomorrows_day_name;
+-------------------------------+--------------------+
| tomorrow | tomorrows_day_name |
+-------------------------------+--------------------+
| 2016-06-01 10:58:53.945761000 | Wednesday |
+-------------------------------+--------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.1" id="dayofweek">
<dt>
<!-- <codeph>dayofweek(string date)</codeph> -->
<codeph>dayofweek(timestamp date)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">dayofweek() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the day field from the date portion of a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>, corresponding to the day of
the week. The range of return values is 1 (Sunday) to 7 (Saturday).
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>int</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now,
dayofweek(now()) as todays_day_of_week,
dayname(now()) as todays_day_name;
+-------------------------------+--------------------+-----------------+
| right_now | todays_day_of_week | todays_day_name |
+-------------------------------+--------------------+-----------------+
| 2016-05-31 10:57:03.953670000 | 3 | Tuesday |
+-------------------------------+--------------------+-----------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="dayofyear">
<dt>
<codeph>dayofyear(timestamp date)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">dayofyear() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the day field from a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value, corresponding to the day
of the year. The range of return values is 1 (January 1) to 366 (December 31 of a leap year).
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>int</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
The following examples show return values from the
<codeph>dayofyear()</codeph> function. The same date
in different years returns a different day number
for all dates after February 28,
because 2016 is a leap year while 2015 is not a leap year.
</p>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now,
dayofyear(now()) as today_day_of_year;
+-------------------------------+-------------------+
| right_now | today_day_of_year |
+-------------------------------+-------------------+
| 2016-05-31 11:05:48.314932000 | 152 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------+
select now() - interval 1 year as last_year,
dayofyear(now() - interval 1 year) as year_ago_day_of_year;
+-------------------------------+----------------------+
| last_year | year_ago_day_of_year |
+-------------------------------+----------------------+
| 2015-05-31 11:07:03.733689000 | 151 |
+-------------------------------+----------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="days_add">
<dt>
<codeph>days_add(timestamp startdate, int days)</codeph>, <codeph>days_add(timestamp startdate, bigint
days)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">days_add() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Adds a specified number of days to a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value. Similar to
<codeph>date_add()</codeph>, but starts with an actual <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value instead of a
string that is converted to a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, days_add(now(), 31) as 31_days_later;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | 31_days_later |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-31 11:12:32.216764000 | 2016-07-01 11:12:32.216764000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="days_sub">
<dt>
<codeph>days_sub(timestamp startdate, int days)</codeph>, <codeph>days_sub(timestamp startdate, bigint
days)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">days_sub() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Subtracts a specified number of days from a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value. Similar to
<codeph>date_sub()</codeph>, but starts with an actual <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value instead of a
string that is converted to a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, days_sub(now(), 31) as 31_days_ago;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | 31_days_ago |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-31 11:13:42.163905000 | 2016-04-30 11:13:42.163905000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.4.0" id="extract">
<dt>
<codeph>extract(timestamp, string unit)</codeph><codeph rev="2.0.0">extract(unit FROM timestamp)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">extract() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns one of the numeric date or time fields from a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value.
<p>
<b>Unit argument:</b> The <codeph>unit</codeph> string can be one of <codeph>epoch</codeph>,
<codeph>year</codeph>, <codeph>month</codeph>, <codeph>day</codeph>, <codeph>hour</codeph>,
<codeph>minute</codeph>, <codeph>second</codeph>, or <codeph>millisecond</codeph>.
This argument value is case-insensitive.
</p>
<p rev="2.0.0">
In Impala 2.0 and higher, you can use special syntax rather than a regular function call, for
compatibility with code that uses the SQL-99 format with the <codeph>FROM</codeph> keyword. With this
style, the unit names are identifiers rather than <codeph>STRING</codeph> literals. For example, the
following calls are both equivalent:
<codeblock>extract(year from now());
extract(now(), "year");
</codeblock>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/usage_notes_blurb"/>
<p>
Typically used in <codeph>GROUP BY</codeph> queries to arrange results by hour,
day, month, and so on. You can also use this function in an <codeph>INSERT ... SELECT</codeph> into a
partitioned table to split up <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> values into individual parts, if the
partitioned table has separate partition key columns representing year, month, day, and so on. If you
need to divide by more complex units of time, such as by week or by quarter, use the
<codeph>TRUNC()</codeph> function instead.
</p>
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>int</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now,
extract(year from now()) as this_year,
extract(month from now()) as this_month;
+-------------------------------+-----------+------------+
| right_now | this_year | this_month |
+-------------------------------+-----------+------------+
| 2016-05-31 11:18:43.310328000 | 2016 | 5 |
+-------------------------------+-----------+------------+
select now() as right_now,
extract(day from now()) as this_day,
extract(hour from now()) as this_hour;
+-------------------------------+----------+-----------+
| right_now | this_day | this_hour |
+-------------------------------+----------+-----------+
| 2016-05-31 11:19:24.025303000 | 31 | 11 |
+-------------------------------+----------+-----------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="from_unixtime">
<dt>
<codeph>from_unixtime(bigint unixtime[, string format])</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">from_unixtime() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Converts the number of seconds from the Unix epoch to the specified time into a string in
the local time zone.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>string</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/y2k38"/>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/usage_notes_blurb"/>
<p>
The format string accepts the variations allowed for the <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>
data type: date plus time, date by itself, time by itself, and optional fractional seconds for the
time. See <xref href="impala_timestamp.xml#timestamp"/> for details.
</p>
<p rev="1.3.0">
Currently, the format string is case-sensitive, especially to distinguish <codeph>m</codeph> for
minutes and <codeph>M</codeph> for months. In Impala 1.3 and later, you can switch the order of
elements, use alternative separator characters, and use a different number of placeholders for each
unit. Adding more instances of <codeph>y</codeph>, <codeph>d</codeph>, <codeph>H</codeph>, and so on
produces output strings zero-padded to the requested number of characters. The exception is
<codeph>M</codeph> for months, where <codeph>M</codeph> produces a non-padded value such as
<codeph>3</codeph>, <codeph>MM</codeph> produces a zero-padded value such as <codeph>03</codeph>,
<codeph>MMM</codeph> produces an abbreviated month name such as <codeph>Mar</codeph>, and sequences of
4 or more <codeph>M</codeph> are not allowed. A date string including all fields could be
<codeph>"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSSSSS"</codeph>, <codeph>"dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss.SSSSSS"</codeph>,
<codeph>"MMM dd, yyyy HH.mm.ss (SSSSSS)"</codeph> or other combinations of placeholders and separator
characters.
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/timezone_conversion_caveat"/>
<note rev="1.3.0">
<p rev="1.3.0">
The more flexible format strings allowed with the built-in functions do not change the rules about
using <codeph>CAST()</codeph> to convert from a string to a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value. Strings
being converted through <codeph>CAST()</codeph> must still have the elements in the specified order and use the specified delimiter
characters, as described in <xref href="impala_timestamp.xml#timestamp"/>.
</p>
</note>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>select from_unixtime(1392394861,"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSSS");
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| from_unixtime(1392394861, 'yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.ssss') |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| 2014-02-14 16:21:01.0000 |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
select from_unixtime(1392394861,"yyyy-MM-dd");
+-----------------------------------------+
| from_unixtime(1392394861, 'yyyy-mm-dd') |
+-----------------------------------------+
| 2014-02-14 |
+-----------------------------------------+
select from_unixtime(1392394861,"HH:mm:ss.SSSS");
+--------------------------------------------+
| from_unixtime(1392394861, 'hh:mm:ss.ssss') |
+--------------------------------------------+
| 16:21:01.0000 |
+--------------------------------------------+
select from_unixtime(1392394861,"HH:mm:ss");
+---------------------------------------+
| from_unixtime(1392394861, 'hh:mm:ss') |
+---------------------------------------+
| 16:21:01 |
+---------------------------------------+</codeblock>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/datetime_function_chaining"/>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="from_utc_timestamp">
<dt>
<codeph>from_utc_timestamp(timestamp, string timezone)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">from_utc_timestamp() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Converts a specified UTC timestamp value into the appropriate value for a specified time
zone.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p>
<b>Usage notes:</b> Often used to translate UTC time zone data stored in a table back to the local
date and time for reporting. The opposite of the <codeph>to_utc_timestamp()</codeph> function.
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/current_timezone_tip"/>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
See discussion of time zones in <xref href="impala_timestamp.xml#timestamp"/>
for information about using this function for conversions between the local time zone and UTC.
</p>
<p>
The following example shows how when <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> values representing the UTC time zone
are stored in a table, a query can display the equivalent local date and time for a different time zone.
</p>
<codeblock>
with t1 as (select cast('2016-06-02 16:25:36.116143000' as timestamp) as utc_datetime)
select utc_datetime as 'Date/time in Greenwich UK',
from_utc_timestamp(utc_datetime, 'PDT')
as 'Equivalent in California USA'
from t1;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| date/time in greenwich uk | equivalent in california usa |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-02 16:25:36.116143000 | 2016-06-02 09:25:36.116143000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
<p>
The following example shows that for a date and time when daylight savings
is in effect (<codeph>PDT</codeph>), the UTC time
is 7 hours ahead of the local California time; while when daylight savings
is not in effect (<codeph>PST</codeph>), the UTC time is 8 hours ahead of
the local California time.
</p>
<codeblock>
select now() as local_datetime,
to_utc_timestamp(now(), 'PDT') as utc_datetime;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| local_datetime | utc_datetime |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-31 11:50:02.316883000 | 2016-05-31 18:50:02.316883000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
select '2016-01-05' as local_datetime,
to_utc_timestamp('2016-01-05', 'PST') as utc_datetime;
+----------------+---------------------+
| local_datetime | utc_datetime |
+----------------+---------------------+
| 2016-01-05 | 2016-01-05 08:00:00 |
+----------------+---------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="hour">
<dt>
<codeph>hour(timestamp date)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">hour() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the hour field from a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> field.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>int</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, hour(now()) as current_hour;
+-------------------------------+--------------+
| right_now | current_hour |
+-------------------------------+--------------+
| 2016-06-01 14:14:12.472846000 | 14 |
+-------------------------------+--------------+
select now() + interval 12 hours as 12_hours_from_now,
hour(now() + interval 12 hours) as hour_in_12_hours;
+-------------------------------+-------------------+
| 12_hours_from_now | hour_in_12_hours |
+-------------------------------+-------------------+
| 2016-06-02 02:15:32.454750000 | 2 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="hours_add">
<dt>
<codeph>hours_add(timestamp date, int hours)</codeph>, <codeph>hours_add(timestamp date, bigint
hours)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">hours_add() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time plus some number of hours.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now,
hours_add(now(), 12) as in_12_hours;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | in_12_hours |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 14:19:48.948107000 | 2016-06-02 02:19:48.948107000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="hours_sub">
<dt>
<codeph>hours_sub(timestamp date, int hours)</codeph>, <codeph>hours_sub(timestamp date, bigint
hours)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">hours_sub() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time minus some number of hours.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now,
hours_sub(now(), 18) as 18_hours_ago;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | 18_hours_ago |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 14:23:13.868150000 | 2016-05-31 20:23:13.868150000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="2.3.0" id="int_months_between">
<dt>
<codeph>int_months_between(timestamp newer, timestamp older)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">int_months_between() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the number of months between the date portions of two <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> values,
as an <codeph>INT</codeph> representing only the full months that passed.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>int</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/added_in_230"/>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/usage_notes_blurb"/>
<p>
Typically used in business contexts, for example to determine whether
a specified number of months have passed or whether some end-of-month deadline was reached.
</p>
<p>
The method of determining the number of elapsed months includes some special handling of
months with different numbers of days that creates edge cases for dates between the
28th and 31st days of certain months. See <codeph>months_between()</codeph> for details.
The <codeph>int_months_between()</codeph> result is essentially the <codeph>floor()</codeph>
of the <codeph>months_between()</codeph> result.
</p>
<p>
If either value is <codeph>NULL</codeph>, which could happen for example when converting a
nonexistent date string such as <codeph>'2015-02-29'</codeph> to a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>,
the result is also <codeph>NULL</codeph>.
</p>
<p>
If the first argument represents an earlier time than the second argument, the result is negative.
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>/* Less than a full month = 0. */
select int_months_between('2015-02-28', '2015-01-29');
+------------------------------------------------+
| int_months_between('2015-02-28', '2015-01-29') |
+------------------------------------------------+
| 0 |
+------------------------------------------------+
/* Last day of month to last day of next month = 1. */
select int_months_between('2015-02-28', '2015-01-31');
+------------------------------------------------+
| int_months_between('2015-02-28', '2015-01-31') |
+------------------------------------------------+
| 1 |
+------------------------------------------------+
/* Slightly less than 2 months = 1. */
select int_months_between('2015-03-28', '2015-01-31');
+------------------------------------------------+
| int_months_between('2015-03-28', '2015-01-31') |
+------------------------------------------------+
| 1 |
+------------------------------------------------+
/* 2 full months (identical days of the month) = 2. */
select int_months_between('2015-03-31', '2015-01-31');
+------------------------------------------------+
| int_months_between('2015-03-31', '2015-01-31') |
+------------------------------------------------+
| 2 |
+------------------------------------------------+
/* Last day of month to last day of month-after-next = 2. */
select int_months_between('2015-03-31', '2015-01-30');
+------------------------------------------------+
| int_months_between('2015-03-31', '2015-01-30') |
+------------------------------------------------+
| 2 |
+------------------------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="last_day" rev="2.9.0 IMPALA-5316">
<dt>
<codeph>last_day(timestamp t)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">last_day() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> corresponding to
the beginning of the last calendar day in the same month as the
<codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> argument.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/added_in_290"/>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/usage_notes_blurb"/>
<p>
If the input argument does not represent a valid Impala <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>
including both date and time portions, the function returns <codeph>NULL</codeph>.
For example, if the input argument is a string that cannot be implicitly cast to
<codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>, does not include a date portion, or is out of the
allowed range for Impala <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> values, the function returns
<codeph>NULL</codeph>.
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
The following example shows how to examine the current date, and dates around the
end of the month, as <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> values with any time portion removed:
</p>
<codeblock>
select
now() as right_now
, trunc(now(),'dd') as today
, last_day(now()) as last_day_of_month
, last_day(now()) + interval 1 day as first_of_next_month;
+-------------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| right_now | today | last_day_of_month | first_of_next_month |
+-------------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| 2017-08-15 15:07:58.823812000 | 2017-08-15 00:00:00 | 2017-08-31 00:00:00 | 2017-09-01 00:00:00 |
+-------------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
</codeblock>
<p>
The following example shows how to examine the current date and dates around the
end of the month as integers representing the day of the month:
</p>
<codeblock>
select
now() as right_now
, dayofmonth(now()) as day
, extract(day from now()) as also_day
, dayofmonth(last_day(now())) as last_day
, extract(day from last_day(now())) as also_last_day;
+-------------------------------+-----+----------+----------+---------------+
| right_now | day | also_day | last_day | also_last_day |
+-------------------------------+-----+----------+----------+---------------+
| 2017-08-15 15:07:59.417755000 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 31 |
+-------------------------------+-----+----------+----------+---------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="microseconds_add">
<dt>
<codeph>microseconds_add(timestamp date, int microseconds)</codeph>, <codeph>microseconds_add(timestamp
date, bigint microseconds)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">microseconds_add() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time plus some number of microseconds.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now,
microseconds_add(now(), 500000) as half_a_second_from_now;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | half_a_second_from_now |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 14:25:11.455051000 | 2016-06-01 14:25:11.955051000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="microseconds_sub">
<dt>
<codeph>microseconds_sub(timestamp date, int microseconds)</codeph>, <codeph>microseconds_sub(timestamp
date, bigint microseconds)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">microseconds_sub() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time minus some number of microseconds.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now,
microseconds_sub(now(), 500000) as half_a_second_ago;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | half_a_second_ago |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 14:26:16.509990000 | 2016-06-01 14:26:16.009990000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="IMPALA-1772 2.6.0" id="millisecond">
<dt>
<codeph>millisecond(timestamp)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">millisecond() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the millisecond portion of a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>int</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/added_in_250"/>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/usage_notes_blurb"/>
<p>
The millisecond value is truncated, not rounded, if the <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>
value contains more than 3 significant digits to the right of the decimal point.
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
252.4 milliseconds truncated to 252.
select now(), millisecond(now());
+-------------------------------+--------------------+
| now() | millisecond(now()) |
+-------------------------------+--------------------+
| 2016-03-14 22:30:25.252400000 | 252 |
+-------------------------------+--------------------+
761.767 milliseconds truncated to 761.
select now(), millisecond(now());
+-------------------------------+--------------------+
| now() | millisecond(now()) |
+-------------------------------+--------------------+
| 2016-03-14 22:30:58.761767000 | 761 |
+-------------------------------+--------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="milliseconds_add">
<dt>
<codeph>milliseconds_add(timestamp date, int milliseconds)</codeph>, <codeph>milliseconds_add(timestamp
date, bigint milliseconds)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">milliseconds_add() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time plus some number of milliseconds.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now,
milliseconds_add(now(), 1500) as 1_point_5_seconds_from_now;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | 1_point_5_seconds_from_now |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 14:30:30.067366000 | 2016-06-01 14:30:31.567366000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="milliseconds_sub">
<dt>
<codeph>milliseconds_sub(timestamp date, int milliseconds)</codeph>, <codeph>milliseconds_sub(timestamp
date, bigint milliseconds)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">milliseconds_sub() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time minus some number of milliseconds.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now,
milliseconds_sub(now(), 1500) as 1_point_5_seconds_ago;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | 1_point_5_seconds_ago |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 14:30:53.467140000 | 2016-06-01 14:30:51.967140000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="minute">
<dt>
<codeph>minute(timestamp date)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">minute() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the minute field from a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>int</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, minute(now()) as current_minute;
+-------------------------------+----------------+
| right_now | current_minute |
+-------------------------------+----------------+
| 2016-06-01 14:34:08.051702000 | 34 |
+-------------------------------+----------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="minutes_add">
<dt>
<codeph>minutes_add(timestamp date, int minutes)</codeph>, <codeph>minutes_add(timestamp date, bigint
minutes)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">minutes_add() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time plus some number of minutes.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, minutes_add(now(), 90) as 90_minutes_from_now;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | 90_minutes_from_now |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 14:36:04.887095000 | 2016-06-01 16:06:04.887095000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="minutes_sub">
<dt>
<codeph>minutes_sub(timestamp date, int minutes)</codeph>, <codeph>minutes_sub(timestamp date, bigint
minutes)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">minutes_sub() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time minus some number of minutes.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, minutes_sub(now(), 90) as 90_minutes_ago;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | 90_minutes_ago |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 14:36:32.643061000 | 2016-06-01 13:06:32.643061000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="month">
<dt>
<!-- <codeph>month(string date)</codeph> -->
<codeph>month(timestamp date)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">month() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the month field, represented as an integer, from the date portion of a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>int</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, month(now()) as current_month;
+-------------------------------+---------------+
| right_now | current_month |
+-------------------------------+---------------+
| 2016-06-01 14:43:37.141542000 | 6 |
+-------------------------------+---------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="months_add">
<dt>
<codeph>months_add(timestamp date, int months)</codeph>, <codeph>months_add(timestamp date, bigint
months)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">months_add() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time plus some number of months.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
The following example shows the effects of adding some number of
months to a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value, using both the
<codeph>months_add()</codeph> function and its <codeph>add_months()</codeph>
alias. These examples use <codeph>trunc()</codeph> to strip off the time portion
and leave just the date.
</p>
<codeblock>
with t1 as (select trunc(now(), 'dd') as today)
select today, months_add(today,1) as next_month from t1;
+---------------------+---------------------+
| today | next_month |
+---------------------+---------------------+
| 2016-05-19 00:00:00 | 2016-06-19 00:00:00 |
+---------------------+---------------------+
with t1 as (select trunc(now(), 'dd') as today)
select today, add_months(today,1) as next_month from t1;
+---------------------+---------------------+
| today | next_month |
+---------------------+---------------------+
| 2016-05-19 00:00:00 | 2016-06-19 00:00:00 |
+---------------------+---------------------+
</codeblock>
<p>
The following examples show how if <codeph>months_add()</codeph>
would return a nonexistent date, due to different months having
different numbers of days, the function returns a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>
from the last day of the relevant month. For example, adding one month
to January 31 produces a date of February 29th in the year 2016 (a leap year),
and February 28th in the year 2015 (a non-leap year).
</p>
<codeblock>
with t1 as (select cast('2016-01-31' as timestamp) as jan_31)
select jan_31, months_add(jan_31,1) as feb_31 from t1;
+---------------------+---------------------+
| jan_31 | feb_31 |
+---------------------+---------------------+
| 2016-01-31 00:00:00 | 2016-02-29 00:00:00 |
+---------------------+---------------------+
with t1 as (select cast('2015-01-31' as timestamp) as jan_31)
select jan_31, months_add(jan_31,1) as feb_31 from t1;
+---------------------+---------------------+
| jan_31 | feb_31 |
+---------------------+---------------------+
| 2015-01-31 00:00:00 | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 |
+---------------------+---------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="2.3.0" id="months_between">
<dt>
<codeph>months_between(timestamp newer, timestamp older)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">months_between() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the number of months between the date portions of two <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> values.
Can include a fractional part representing extra days in addition to the full months
between the dates. The fractional component is computed by dividing the difference in days by 31 (regardless of the month).
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>double</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/added_in_230"/>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/usage_notes_blurb"/>
<p>
Typically used in business contexts, for example to determine whether
a specified number of months have passed or whether some end-of-month deadline was reached.
</p>
<p>
If the only consideration is the number of full months and any fractional value is
not significant, use <codeph>int_months_between()</codeph> instead.
</p>
<p>
The method of determining the number of elapsed months includes some special handling of
months with different numbers of days that creates edge cases for dates between the
28th and 31st days of certain months.
</p>
<p>
If either value is <codeph>NULL</codeph>, which could happen for example when converting a
nonexistent date string such as <codeph>'2015-02-29'</codeph> to a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>,
the result is also <codeph>NULL</codeph>.
</p>
<p>
If the first argument represents an earlier time than the second argument, the result is negative.
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
The following examples show how dates that are on the same day of the month
are considered to be exactly N months apart, even if the months have different
numbers of days.
</p>
<codeblock>select months_between('2015-02-28', '2015-01-28');
+--------------------------------------------+
| months_between('2015-02-28', '2015-01-28') |
+--------------------------------------------+
| 1 |
+--------------------------------------------+
select months_between(now(), now() + interval 1 month);
+-------------------------------------------------+
| months_between(now(), now() + interval 1 month) |
+-------------------------------------------------+
| -1 |
+-------------------------------------------------+
select months_between(now() + interval 1 year, now());
+------------------------------------------------+
| months_between(now() + interval 1 year, now()) |
+------------------------------------------------+
| 12 |
+------------------------------------------------+
</codeblock>
<p>
The following examples show how dates that are on the last day of the month
are considered to be exactly N months apart, even if the months have different
numbers of days. For example, from January 28th to February 28th is exactly one
month because the day of the month is identical; January 31st to February 28th
is exactly one month because in both cases it is the last day of the month;
but January 29th or 30th to February 28th is considered a fractional month.
</p>
<codeblock>select months_between('2015-02-28', '2015-01-31');
+--------------------------------------------+
| months_between('2015-02-28', '2015-01-31') |
+--------------------------------------------+
| 1 |
+--------------------------------------------+
select months_between('2015-02-28', '2015-01-29');
+--------------------------------------------+
| months_between('2015-02-28', '2015-01-29') |
+--------------------------------------------+
| 0.967741935483871 |
+--------------------------------------------+
select months_between('2015-02-28', '2015-01-30');;
+--------------------------------------------+
| months_between('2015-02-28', '2015-01-30') |
+--------------------------------------------+
| 0.935483870967742 |
+--------------------------------------------+
</codeblock>
<p>
The following examples show how dates that are not a precise number
of months apart result in a fractional return value.
</p>
<codeblock>select months_between('2015-03-01', '2015-01-28');
+--------------------------------------------+
| months_between('2015-03-01', '2015-01-28') |
+--------------------------------------------+
| 1.129032258064516 |
+--------------------------------------------+
select months_between('2015-03-01', '2015-02-28');
+--------------------------------------------+
| months_between('2015-03-01', '2015-02-28') |
+--------------------------------------------+
| 0.1290322580645161 |
+--------------------------------------------+
select months_between('2015-06-02', '2015-05-29');
+--------------------------------------------+
| months_between('2015-06-02', '2015-05-29') |
+--------------------------------------------+
| 0.1290322580645161 |
+--------------------------------------------+
select months_between('2015-03-01', '2015-01-25');
+--------------------------------------------+
| months_between('2015-03-01', '2015-01-25') |
+--------------------------------------------+
| 1.225806451612903 |
+--------------------------------------------+
select months_between('2015-03-01', '2015-02-25');
+--------------------------------------------+
| months_between('2015-03-01', '2015-02-25') |
+--------------------------------------------+
| 0.2258064516129032 |
+--------------------------------------------+
select months_between('2015-02-28', '2015-02-01');
+--------------------------------------------+
| months_between('2015-02-28', '2015-02-01') |
+--------------------------------------------+
| 0.8709677419354839 |
+--------------------------------------------+
select months_between('2015-03-28', '2015-03-01');
+--------------------------------------------+
| months_between('2015-03-28', '2015-03-01') |
+--------------------------------------------+
| 0.8709677419354839 |
+--------------------------------------------+
</codeblock>
<p>
The following examples show how the time portion of the <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>
values are irrelevant for calculating the month interval. Even the fractional part
of the result only depends on the number of full days between the argument values,
regardless of the time portion.
</p>
<codeblock>select months_between('2015-05-28 23:00:00', '2015-04-28 11:45:00');
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| months_between('2015-05-28 23:00:00', '2015-04-28 11:45:00') |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
select months_between('2015-03-28', '2015-03-01');
+--------------------------------------------+
| months_between('2015-03-28', '2015-03-01') |
+--------------------------------------------+
| 0.8709677419354839 |
+--------------------------------------------+
select months_between('2015-03-28 23:00:00', '2015-03-01 11:45:00');
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| months_between('2015-03-28 23:00:00', '2015-03-01 11:45:00') |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| 0.8709677419354839 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="months_sub">
<dt>
<codeph>months_sub(timestamp date, int months)</codeph>, <codeph>months_sub(timestamp date, bigint
months)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">months_sub() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time minus some number of months.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
with t1 as (select trunc(now(), 'dd') as today)
select today, months_sub(today,1) as last_month from t1;
+---------------------+---------------------+
| today | last_month |
+---------------------+---------------------+
| 2016-06-01 00:00:00 | 2016-05-01 00:00:00 |
+---------------------+---------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="nanoseconds_add">
<dt>
<codeph>nanoseconds_add(timestamp date, int nanoseconds)</codeph>, <codeph>nanoseconds_add(timestamp
date, bigint nanoseconds)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">nanoseconds_add() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time plus some number of nanoseconds.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/kudu_blurb"/>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/kudu_timestamp_nanoseconds_caveat"/>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, nanoseconds_add(now(), 1) as 1_nanosecond_later;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | 1_nanosecond_later |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 15:42:00.361026000 | 2016-06-01 15:42:00.361026001 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
-- 1 billion nanoseconds = 1 second.
select now() as right_now, nanoseconds_add(now(), 1e9) as 1_second_later;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | 1_second_later |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 15:42:52.926706000 | 2016-06-01 15:42:53.926706000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="nanoseconds_sub">
<dt>
<codeph>nanoseconds_sub(timestamp date, int nanoseconds)</codeph>, <codeph>nanoseconds_sub(timestamp
date, bigint nanoseconds)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">nanoseconds_sub() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time minus some number of nanoseconds.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/kudu_blurb"/>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/kudu_timestamp_nanoseconds_caveat"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, nanoseconds_sub(now(), 1) as 1_nanosecond_earlier;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | 1_nanosecond_earlier |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 15:44:14.355837000 | 2016-06-01 15:44:14.355836999 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
-- 1 billion nanoseconds = 1 second.
select now() as right_now, nanoseconds_sub(now(), 1e9) as 1_second_earlier;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | 1_second_earlier |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 15:44:54.474929000 | 2016-06-01 15:44:53.474929000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="now">
<dt>
<codeph>now()</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">now() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the current date and time (in the local time zone) as a
<codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/usage_notes_blurb"/>
<p>
To find a date/time value in the future or the past relative to the current date
and time, add or subtract an <codeph>INTERVAL</codeph> expression to the return value of
<codeph>now()</codeph>. See <xref href="impala_timestamp.xml#timestamp"/> for examples.
</p>
<p>
To produce a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> representing the current date and time that can be
shared or stored without interoperability problems due to time zone differences, use the
<codeph>to_utc_timestamp()</codeph> function and specify the time zone of the server.
When <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> data is stored in UTC form, any application that queries
those values can convert them to the appropriate local time zone by calling the inverse
function, <codeph>from_utc_timestamp()</codeph>.
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/current_timezone_tip"/>
<p>
Any references to the <codeph>now()</codeph> function are evaluated at the start of a query.
All calls to <codeph>now()</codeph> within the same query return the same value,
and the value does not depend on how long the query takes.
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as 'Current time in California USA',
to_utc_timestamp(now(), 'PDT') as 'Current time in Greenwich UK';
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| current time in california usa | current time in greenwich uk |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 15:52:08.980072000 | 2016-06-01 22:52:08.980072000 |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------+
select now() as right_now,
now() + interval 1 day as tomorrow,
now() + interval 1 week - interval 3 hours as almost_a_week_from_now;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | tomorrow | almost_a_week_from_now |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 15:55:39.671690000 | 2016-06-02 15:55:39.671690000 | 2016-06-08 12:55:39.671690000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="second">
<dt>
<codeph>second(timestamp date)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">second() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the second field from a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>int</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now,
second(now()) as seconds_in_current_minute;
+-------------------------------+---------------------------+
| right_now | seconds_in_current_minute |
+-------------------------------+---------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 16:03:57.006603000 | 57 |
+-------------------------------+---------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="seconds_add">
<dt>
<codeph>seconds_add(timestamp date, int seconds)</codeph>, <codeph>seconds_add(timestamp date, bigint
seconds)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">seconds_add() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time plus some number of seconds.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now,
seconds_add(now(), 10) as 10_seconds_from_now;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | 10_seconds_from_now |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 16:05:21.573935000 | 2016-06-01 16:05:31.573935000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="seconds_sub">
<dt>
<codeph>seconds_sub(timestamp date, int seconds)</codeph>, <codeph>seconds_sub(timestamp date, bigint
seconds)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">seconds_sub() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time minus some number of seconds.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now,
seconds_sub(now(), 10) as 10_seconds_ago;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | 10_seconds_ago |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 16:06:03.467931000 | 2016-06-01 16:05:53.467931000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="subdate">
<dt>
<codeph>subdate(timestamp startdate, int days)</codeph>, <codeph>subdate(timestamp startdate, bigint
days)</codeph>,
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">subdate() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Subtracts a specified number of days from a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value. Similar to
<codeph>date_sub()</codeph>, but starts with an actual <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value instead of a
string that is converted to a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
The following examples show how to subtract a number of days from a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>.
The number of days can also be negative, which gives the same effect as the <codeph>adddate()</codeph> function.
</p>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, subdate(now(), 30) as now_minus_30;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | now_minus_30 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-20 11:00:15.084991000 | 2016-04-20 11:00:15.084991000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
select now() as right_now, subdate(now(), -15) as now_plus_15;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | now_plus_15 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-05-20 11:00:44.766091000 | 2016-06-04 11:00:44.766091000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="2.3.0" id="timeofday">
<dt>
<codeph>timeofday()</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">timeofday() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns a string representation of the current date and time, according to the time of the local system,
including any time zone designation.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>string</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/added_in_230"/>
<p>
<b>Usage notes:</b> The result value represents similar information as the
<codeph>now()</codeph> function, only as a <codeph>STRING</codeph> type
and with somewhat different formatting. For example, the day of the week
and the time zone identifier are included. This function is intended
primarily for compatibility with SQL code from other systems that
also have a <codeph>timeofday()</codeph> function. Prefer to use
<codeph>now()</codeph> if practical for any new Impala code.
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
The following examples show the format of the <codeph>timeofday()</codeph>
return value, illustrate how that value is represented as a <codeph>STRING</codeph>
that you can manipulate with string processing functions, and how the format
compares with the return value from the <codeph>now()</codeph> function.
</p>
<codeblock>/* Date and time fields in a STRING return value. */
select timeofday();
+------------------------------+
| timeofday() |
+------------------------------+
| Tue Sep 01 15:13:18 2015 PDT |
+------------------------------+
/* The return value can be processed by other string functions. */
select upper(timeofday());
+------------------------------+
| upper(timeofday()) |
+------------------------------+
| TUE SEP 01 15:13:38 2015 PDT |
+------------------------------+
/* The TIMEOFDAY() result is formatted differently than NOW(). NOW() returns a TIMESTAMP. */
select now(), timeofday();
+-------------------------------+------------------------------+
| now() | timeofday() |
+-------------------------------+------------------------------+
| 2015-09-01 15:15:25.930021000 | Tue Sep 01 15:15:25 2015 PDT |
+-------------------------------+------------------------------+
/* You can strip out the time zone field to use in calls to from_utc_timestamp(). */
select regexp_replace(timeofday(), '.* ([A-Z]+)$', '\\1') as current_timezone;
+------------------+
| current_timezone |
+------------------+
| PDT |
+------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="2.3.0" id="timestamp_cmp">
<dt>
<codeph>timestamp_cmp(timestamp t1, timestamp t2)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">timestamp_cmp() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Tests if one <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value is
newer than, older than, or identical to another <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>int</codeph> (either -1, 0, 1, or <codeph>NULL</codeph>)
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/added_in_230"/>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/usage_notes_blurb"/>
<p>
<b>Usage notes:</b> A comparison function for <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>
values that only tests whether the date and time increases, decreases,
or stays the same. Similar to the <codeph>sign()</codeph> function
for numeric values.
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
The following examples show all the possible return values for <codeph>timestamp_cmp()</codeph>.
If the first argument represents a later point in time than the second argument, the result is 1.
The amount of the difference is irrelevant, only the fact that one argument is greater than or less than the other.
If the first argument represents an earlier point in time than the second argument, the result is -1.
If the first and second arguments represent identical points in time, the result is 0.
If either argument is <codeph>NULL</codeph>, the result is <codeph>NULL</codeph>.
</p>
<codeblock>/* First argument 'later' than second argument. */
select timestamp_cmp(now() + interval 70 minutes, now())
as now_vs_in_70_minutes;
+----------------------+
| now_vs_in_70_minutes |
+----------------------+
| 1 |
+----------------------+
select timestamp_cmp(now() +
interval 3 days +
interval 5 hours, now())
as now_vs_days_from_now;
+----------------------+
| now_vs_days_from_now |
+----------------------+
| 1 |
+----------------------+
/* First argument 'earlier' than second argument. */
select timestamp_cmp(now(), now() + interval 2 hours)
as now_vs_2_hours_ago;
+--------------------+
| now_vs_2_hours_ago |
+--------------------+
| -1 |
+--------------------+
/* Both arguments represent the same point in time. */
select timestamp_cmp(now(), now())
as identical_timestamps;
+----------------------+
| identical_timestamps |
+----------------------+
| 0 |
+----------------------+
select timestamp_cmp
(
now() + interval 1 hour,
now() + interval 60 minutes
) as equivalent_date_times;
+-----------------------+
| equivalent_date_times |
+-----------------------+
| 0 |
+-----------------------+
/* Either argument NULL. */
select timestamp_cmp(now(), null)
as now_vs_null;
+-------------+
| now_vs_null |
+-------------+
| NULL |
+-------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="to_date">
<dt>
<codeph>to_date(timestamp)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">to_date() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns a string representation of the date field from a timestamp value.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>string</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now,
concat('The date today is ',to_date(now()),'.') as date_announcement;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | date_announcement |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 16:30:36.890325000 | The date today is 2016-06-01. |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="to_utc_timestamp">
<dt>
<codeph>to_utc_timestamp(timestamp, string timezone)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">to_utc_timestamp() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Converts a specified timestamp value in a specified time zone into the corresponding
value for the UTC time zone.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/usage_notes_blurb"/>
<p>
Often used in combination with the <codeph>now()</codeph> function,
to translate local date and time values to the UTC time zone for consistent representation
on disk. The opposite of the <codeph>from_utc_timestamp()</codeph> function.
</p>
<p>
See discussion of time zones in <xref href="impala_timestamp.xml#timestamp"/>
for information about using this function for conversions between the local time zone and UTC.
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
The simplest use of this function is to turn a local date/time value to one with the standardized
UTC time zone. Because the time zone specifier is not saved as part of the Impala
<codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value, all applications that refer to such data must agree in advance
which time zone the values represent. If different parts of the ETL cycle, or different instances
of the application, occur in different time zones, the ideal reference point is to convert
all <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> values to UTC for storage.
</p>
<codeblock>
select now() as 'Current time in California USA',
to_utc_timestamp(now(), 'PDT') as 'Current time in Greenwich UK';
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| current time in california usa | current time in greenwich uk |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 15:52:08.980072000 | 2016-06-01 22:52:08.980072000 |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
<p>
Once a value is converted to the UTC time zone by <codeph>to_utc_timestamp()</codeph>,
it can be converted back to the local time zone with <codeph>from_utc_timestamp()</codeph>.
You can combine these functions using different time zone identifiers to convert a
<codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> between any two time zones. This example starts with a
<codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value representing Pacific Daylight Time, converts it to
UTC, and converts it to the equivalent value in Eastern Daylight Time.
</p>
<codeblock>
select now() as 'Current time in California USA',
from_utc_timestamp
(
to_utc_timestamp(now(), 'PDT'),
'EDT'
) as 'Current time in New York, USA';
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| current time in california usa | current time in new york, usa |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 18:14:12.743658000 | 2016-06-01 21:14:12.743658000 |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.4.0" id="trunc">
<dt>
<codeph>trunc(timestamp, string unit)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">trunc() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Strips off fields from a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value.
<p>
<b>Unit argument:</b> The <codeph>unit</codeph> argument value is case-sensitive. This argument string
can be one of:
<!-- Some but not all of the arguments from http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14200/functions230.htm#i1002084 are supported here.
Impala doesn't support 2-digit years or ISO-related years or values derived from ISO years.
-->
<ul>
<li>
<codeph>SYYYY</codeph>, <codeph>YYYY</codeph>, <codeph>YEAR</codeph>, <codeph>SYEAR</codeph>,
<codeph>YYY</codeph>, <codeph>YY</codeph>, <codeph>Y</codeph>: Year.
</li>
<li>
<codeph>Q</codeph>: Quarter.
</li>
<li>
<codeph>MONTH</codeph>, <codeph>MON</codeph>, <codeph>MM</codeph>, <codeph>RM</codeph>: Month.
</li>
<li>
<codeph>WW</codeph>, <codeph>W</codeph>: Same day of the week as the first day of the month.
</li>
<li>
<codeph>DDD</codeph>, <codeph>DD</codeph>, <codeph>J</codeph>: Day.
</li>
<li>
<codeph>DAY</codeph>, <codeph>DY</codeph>, <codeph>D</codeph>: Starting day of the week.
(Not necessarily the current day.)
</li>
<li>
<codeph>HH</codeph>, <codeph>HH12</codeph>, <codeph>HH24</codeph>: Hour. A
<codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value truncated to the hour is always represented in 24-hour
notation, even for the <codeph>HH12</codeph> argument string.
</li>
<li>
<codeph>MI</codeph>: Minute.
</li>
</ul>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/usage_notes_blurb"/>
<p>
Typically used in <codeph>GROUP BY</codeph> queries to aggregate results from the
same hour, day, week, month, quarter, and so on. You can also use this function in an <codeph>INSERT
... SELECT</codeph> into a partitioned table to divide <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> values into the
correct partition.
</p>
<p>
Because the return value is a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>, if you cast the result of
<codeph>TRUNC()</codeph> to <codeph>STRING</codeph>, you will often see zeroed-out portions such as
<codeph>00:00:00</codeph> in the time field. If you only need the individual units such as hour, day,
month, or year, use the <codeph>EXTRACT()</codeph> function instead. If you need the individual units
from a truncated <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> value, run the <codeph>TRUNCATE()</codeph> function on the
original value, then run <codeph>EXTRACT()</codeph> on the result.
</p>
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
The following example shows how the argument <codeph>'Q'</codeph> returns a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>
representing the beginning of the appropriate calendar quarter. This return value is the same for input
values that could be separated by weeks or months. If you stored the <codeph>trunc()</codeph> result
in a partition key column, the table would have four partitions per year.
</p>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, trunc(now(), 'Q') as current_quarter;
+-------------------------------+---------------------+
| right_now | current_quarter |
+-------------------------------+---------------------+
| 2016-06-01 18:32:02.097202000 | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 |
+-------------------------------+---------------------+
select now() + interval 2 weeks as 2_weeks_from_now,
trunc(now() + interval 2 weeks, 'Q') as still_current_quarter;
+-------------------------------+-----------------------+
| 2_weeks_from_now | still_current_quarter |
+-------------------------------+-----------------------+
| 2016-06-15 18:36:19.584257000 | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 |
+-------------------------------+-----------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="unix_timestamp">
<dt>
<codeph>unix_timestamp(), unix_timestamp(string datetime), unix_timestamp(string datetime, string
format), unix_timestamp(timestamp datetime)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">unix_timestamp() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns an integer value representing the current date and time as a delta from the Unix
epoch, or converts from a specified date and time value represented as a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph> or
<codeph>STRING</codeph>.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph rev="2.2.0">bigint</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/usage_notes_blurb"/>
<p rev="1.3.0">
See <codeph>from_unixtime()</codeph> for details about the patterns you can use in
the <codeph>format</codeph> string to represent the position of year, month, day, and so on in the
<codeph>date</codeph> string. In Impala 1.3 and higher, you have more flexibility to switch the
positions of elements and use different separator characters.
</p>
<p rev="2.2.3">
In <keyword keyref="impala223"/> and higher, you can include a trailing uppercase <codeph>Z</codeph> qualifier
to indicate <q>Zulu</q> time, a synonym for UTC.
</p>
<p rev="2.3.0">
In <keyword keyref="impala23_full"/> and higher, you can include a timezone offset specified as minutes and hours,
provided you also specify the details in the format string argument. The offset is specified in the format
string as a plus or minus sign followed by <codeph>hh:mm</codeph>, <codeph>hhmm</codeph>, or <codeph>hh</codeph>.
The <codeph>hh</codeph> must be lowercase, to distinguish it from the <codeph>HH</codeph> represent
hours in the actual time value. Currently, only numeric timezone offsets are allowed, not symbolic names.
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/y2k38"/>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/datetime_function_chaining"/>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/timezone_conversion_caveat"/>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<p>
The following examples show different ways of turning the same date and time into an integer value.
A format string that Impala recognizes by default is interpreted as a UTC date and time.
The trailing <codeph>Z</codeph> is a confirmation that the timezone is UTC.
If the date and time string is formatted differently, a second argument specifies
the position and units for each of the date and time values.
</p>
<p>
The final two examples show how to specify a timezone offset of Pacific Daylight Saving Time, which is 7 hours earlier than UTC.
You can use the numeric offset <codeph>-07:00</codeph> and the equivalent suffix of <codeph>-hh:mm</codeph>
in the format string, or specify the mnemonic name for the time zone in a call to <codeph>to_utc_timestamp()</codeph>.
This particular date and time expressed in PDT translates to a different number than the same date and time expressed in UTC.
</p>
<codeblock rev="2.3.0">
-- 3 ways of expressing the same date/time in UTC and converting to an integer.
select unix_timestamp('2015-05-15 12:00:00');
+---------------------------------------+
| unix_timestamp('2015-05-15 12:00:00') |
+---------------------------------------+
| 1431691200 |
+---------------------------------------+
select unix_timestamp('2015-05-15 12:00:00Z');
+----------------------------------------+
| unix_timestamp('2015-05-15 12:00:00z') |
+----------------------------------------+
| 1431691200 |
+----------------------------------------+
select unix_timestamp
(
'May 15, 2015 12:00:00',
'MMM dd, yyyy HH:mm:ss'
) as may_15_month_day_year;
+-----------------------+
| may_15_month_day_year |
+-----------------------+
| 1431691200 |
+-----------------------+
-- 2 ways of expressing the same date and time but in a different timezone.
-- The resulting integer is different from the previous examples.
select unix_timestamp
(
'2015-05-15 12:00:00-07:00',
'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss-hh:mm'
) as may_15_year_month_day;
+-----------------------+
| may_15_year_month_day |
+-----------------------+
| 1431716400 |
+-----------------------+
select unix_timestamp
(to_utc_timestamp(
'2015-05-15 12:00:00',
'PDT')
) as may_15_pdt;
+------------+
| may_15_pdt |
+------------+
| 1431716400 |
+------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="weekofyear">
<dt>
<!-- <codeph>weekofyear(string date)</codeph> -->
<codeph>weekofyear(timestamp date)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">weekofyear() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the corresponding week (1-53) from the date portion of a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>int</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, weekofyear(now()) as this_week;
+-------------------------------+-----------+
| right_now | this_week |
+-------------------------------+-----------+
| 2016-06-01 22:40:06.763771000 | 22 |
+-------------------------------+-----------+
select now() + interval 2 weeks as in_2_weeks,
weekofyear(now() + interval 2 weeks) as week_after_next;
+-------------------------------+-----------------+
| in_2_weeks | week_after_next |
+-------------------------------+-----------------+
| 2016-06-15 22:41:22.098823000 | 24 |
+-------------------------------+-----------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="weeks_add">
<dt>
<codeph>weeks_add(timestamp date, int weeks)</codeph>, <codeph>weeks_add(timestamp date, bigint
weeks)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">weeks_add() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time plus some number of weeks.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, weeks_add(now(), 2) as week_after_next;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | week_after_next |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 22:43:20.973834000 | 2016-06-15 22:43:20.973834000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="weeks_sub">
<dt>
<codeph>weeks_sub(timestamp date, int weeks)</codeph>, <codeph>weeks_sub(timestamp date, bigint
weeks)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">weeks_sub() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time minus some number of weeks.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, weeks_sub(now(), 2) as week_before_last;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | week_before_last |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 22:44:21.291913000 | 2016-05-18 22:44:21.291913000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry id="year">
<dt>
<codeph>year(timestamp date)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">year() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the year field from the date portion of a <codeph>TIMESTAMP</codeph>.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>int</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, year(now()) as this_year;
+-------------------------------+-----------+
| right_now | this_year |
+-------------------------------+-----------+
| 2016-06-01 22:46:23.647925000 | 2016 |
+-------------------------------+-----------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="years_add">
<dt>
<codeph>years_add(timestamp date, int years)</codeph>, <codeph>years_add(timestamp date, bigint
years)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">years_add() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time plus some number of years.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, years_add(now(), 1) as next_year;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | next_year |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 22:47:45.556851000 | 2017-06-01 22:47:45.556851000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
<p>
The following example shows how if the equivalent date does not exist in the
year of the result due to a leap year, the date is changed to the last day of the appropriate month.
</p>
<codeblock>
-- Spoiler alert: there is no Feb. 29, 2017
select cast('2016-02-29' as timestamp) as feb_29_2016,
years_add('2016-02-29', 1) as feb_29_2017;
+---------------------+---------------------+
| feb_29_2016 | feb_29_2017 |
+---------------------+---------------------+
| 2016-02-29 00:00:00 | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 |
+---------------------+---------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry rev="1.3.0" id="years_sub">
<dt>
<codeph>years_sub(timestamp date, int years)</codeph>, <codeph>years_sub(timestamp date, bigint
years)</codeph>
</dt>
<dd>
<indexterm audience="hidden">years_sub() function</indexterm>
<b>Purpose:</b> Returns the specified date and time minus some number of years.
<p>
<b>Return type:</b> <codeph>timestamp</codeph>
</p>
<p conref="../shared/impala_common.xml#common/example_blurb"/>
<codeblock>
select now() as right_now, years_sub(now(), 1) as last_year;
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| right_now | last_year |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 2016-06-01 22:48:11.851780000 | 2015-06-01 22:48:11.851780000 |
+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
</codeblock>
<p>
The following example shows how if the equivalent date does not exist in the
year of the result due to a leap year, the date is changed to the last day of the appropriate month.
</p>
<codeblock>
-- Spoiler alert: there is no Feb. 29, 2015
select cast('2016-02-29' as timestamp) as feb_29_2016,
years_sub('2016-02-29', 1) as feb_29_2015;
+---------------------+---------------------+
| feb_29_2016 | feb_29_2015 |
+---------------------+---------------------+
| 2016-02-29 00:00:00 | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 |
+---------------------+---------------------+
</codeblock>
</dd>
</dlentry>
</dl>
</conbody>
</concept>