find day of month sql code example

Example 1: get day in sql

SELECT DATEPART(m, GETDATE()) as theMonth  -- returns 11
SELECT DATEPART(d, GETDATE()) as theDay   -- returns 20
SELECT DATEPART(yy, GETDATE()) as theYear   -- returns 2013

Example 2: selecting specific day in colum sql

extract(dow from payment_date)