Categories:: Context Functions (General)

LOCALTIME¶

Returns the current time for the system.

ANSI-compliant alias for CURRENT_TIME.

Syntax¶

LOCALTIME()

LOCALTIME

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Arguments¶

None.

Returns¶

Returns the current system time. The data type of the returned value is TIME.

Usage notes¶

To comply with ANSI standards, this function can be called without parentheses.

Examples¶

Show the current local time and local timestamp:

SELECT LOCALTIME(), LOCALTIMESTAMP();

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+-------------+-------------------------------+
| LOCALTIME() | LOCALTIMESTAMP()              |
|-------------+-------------------------------|
| 15:32:45    | 2024-04-17 15:32:45.775 -0700 |
+-------------+-------------------------------+