time difference postgresql code example

Example 1: postgres date difference seconds

-- difference in seconds between two dates

select extract(epoch from ('2020-03-30 09:55:56'::timestamp - '2020-03-30 08:54:55'::timestamp));
-- result : 3661

Example 2: postgresql get difference in hours between two dates

select EXTRACT(
	EPOCH FROM now() - (now() - INTERVAL '5 HOUR')
)/3600

-- it will return 5