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Functions / Date/Time Functions And Operators

current_timestamp

Read the PG 18 manual

Current date and time (start of current transaction); see Section 9.9.5

Reading PG 18current·documented in 27 of 27 versions, 7.1 to 20

7.17.27.37.48.08.18.28.38.49.09.19.29.39.49.59.61011121314151617181920

Signatures & examples

current_timestamp → timestamp with time zone
Current date and time (start of current transaction); see Section 9.9.5
current_timestamp → 2019-12-23 14:39:53.662522-05
current_timestamp ( integer ) → timestamp with time zone
Current date and time (start of current transaction), with limited precision; see Section 9.9.5
current_timestamp(0) → 2019-12-23 14:39:53-05
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(precision) LOCALTIME LOCALTIMESTAMP
CURRENT_TIME and CURRENT_TIMESTAMP deliver values with time zone; LOCALTIME and LOCALTIMESTAMP deliver values without time zone.
Version history 7
  1. 13 → 14 changed
  2. 12 → 13 changed
  3. 8.1 → 8.2 changed
  4. 8.0 → 8.1 changed
  5. 7.4 → 8.0 changed
  6. 7.3 → 7.4 changed
  7. 7.2 → 7.3 changed

Definition snapshot: b7bd9cda · English manual source