date in mysql code example

Example 1: convert_tz mysql

CONVERT_TZ(datetime, from_tz, to_tz)

Example: 
SELECT CONVERT_TZ('2031-09-21 02:42:14', 'UTC', 'America/New_York');
output: 2031-09-20 22:42:14

Example 2: mysql format date

DATE_FORMAT(date, format)
-- E.g.
SELECT DATE_FORMAT(dateField, '%m/%d/%Y') FROM TableName;
-- See https://www.mysqltutorial.org/mysql-date_format/ for available formats

Example 3: mysql current date

SELECT NOW();
It returns current date and time.

Example 4: mysql current time

CURRENT_TIME return HH:ii:ss format time in mysql

Example 5: date mysql

-- sintax of date type in mysql:
-- ' YYYY-MM-DD ' 
SELECT *
FROM table
WHERE date_to_find = '2020-05-25'

Example 6: get individual date elements in mysql

-- To get the year of a date in mysql
SELECT YEAR(NOW());

-- To get the month of a date in mysql
SELECT MONTH(NOW());

-- To get the day of a date in mysql
SELECT DAY(NOW());

-- To get the hour of a date in mysql
SELECT HOUR(NOW());

-- To get the minute of a date in mysql
SELECT MINUTE(NOW());

-- To get the second of a date in mysql
SELECT SECOND(NOW());