CURRENT_DATE Function

Returns the current date for the time zone.

Category: Date and Time
Returned data type: DATE

Syntax

CURRENT_DATE

Comparisons

The CURRENT_DATE function returns the current date for the timezone. The CURRENT_TIMESTAMP_GMT() function returns the current GMT date.

Example

The following statement illustrates the CURRENT_DATE function:
Statements
Results
select current_date;
05FEB2014
Last updated: February 23, 2017