{"id":2673,"date":"2025-01-20T20:35:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T03:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/?page_id=2673"},"modified":"2025-02-04T07:02:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T14:02:39","slug":"sql-extract","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-date-functions\/sql-extract\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL EXTRACT Function"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: in this tutorial, you&#8217;ll learn how to use the SQL <code>EXTRACT<\/code> function to retrieve a specific part of a date or time value.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='introduction-to-the-sql-extract-function'>Introduction to the SQL EXTRACT function <a href=\"#introduction-to-the-sql-extract-function\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"introduction-to-the-sql-extract-function\" title=\"Anchor for Introduction to the SQL EXTRACT function\">#<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The SQL <code>EXTRACT<\/code> function allows you to extract a specific part of a date or time from a date and time value.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Here&#8217;s the syntax of the <code>EXTRACT<\/code> function:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\">EXTRACT(part <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> date_value)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In this syntax:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><code>part<\/code>: The part of the date you want to extract. The part can be one of the following values: <code>YEAR<\/code>, <code>MONTH<\/code>, <code>DAY<\/code>, <code>HOUR<\/code>, <code>MINUTE<\/code>, <code>SECOND<\/code>, <code>QUARTER<\/code>, <code>WEEK<\/code>, <code>DAYOFYEAR<\/code>, <code>DAYOFWEEK<\/code>, etc.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><code>date_value<\/code>: The date or timestamp value from which you want to extract the part.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can find the <code>EXTRACT<\/code> function helpful for extracting date and time parts from a date or timestamp value.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='sql-extract-function-examples'>SQL EXTRACT function examples <a href=\"#sql-extract-function-examples\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"sql-extract-function-examples\" title=\"Anchor for SQL EXTRACT function examples\">#<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Let&#8217;s use the <code>employees<\/code> table from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-sample-database\/\">HR sample database<\/a> to demonstrate the <code>EXTRACT<\/code> function:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"273\" class=\"wp-image-237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/employees.png\" alt=\"SQL EXTRACT Function - Employees Table\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='extracting-the-year-from-the-hire-date'>Extracting the Year from the Hire Date <a href=\"#extracting-the-year-from-the-hire-date\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"extracting-the-year-from-the-hire-date\" title=\"Anchor for Extracting the Year from the Hire Date\">#<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The following statement uses the <code>EXTRACT<\/code> function to extract the year from the <code>hire_date<\/code> of employees:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\r\n  employee_id,\r\n  first_name,\r\n  last_name,\r\n  EXTRACT( <span class=\"hljs-type\">YEAR<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>  hire_date) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> hire_year\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\r\n  employees\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span> hire_year;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/playground\/?q=U0VMRUNUIGVtcGxveWVlX2lkLCBmaXJzdF9uYW1lLCBsYXN0X25hbWUsIEVYVFJBQ1QoIFlFQVIgRlJPTSBoaXJlX2RhdGUpIEFTIGhpcmVfeWVhciBGUk9NIGVtcGxveWVlcyBPUkRFUiBCWSBoaXJlX3llYXI7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This query returns the employee ID, first name, last name, and the year they joined the company:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"> employee_id | first_name  |  last_name  | hire_year\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">200<\/span> | Jennifer    | Whalen      |      <span class=\"hljs-number\">1987<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">100<\/span> | Steven      | King        |      <span class=\"hljs-number\">1987<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">101<\/span> | Neena       | Kochhar     |      <span class=\"hljs-number\">1989<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">103<\/span> | Alexander   | Hunold      |      <span class=\"hljs-number\">1990<\/span>\r\n...<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='finding-employees-hired-in-a-specific-year'>Finding Employees Hired in a Specific Year <a href=\"#finding-employees-hired-in-a-specific-year\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"finding-employees-hired-in-a-specific-year\" title=\"Anchor for Finding Employees Hired in a Specific Year\">#<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The following example uses the <code>EXTRACT<\/code> function in the <code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-where\/\">WHERE<\/a><\/code> clause to find all employees who were hired in the year <code>1990<\/code>:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\r\n  employee_id,\r\n  first_name,\r\n  last_name,\r\n  hire_date\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\r\n  employees\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WHERE<\/span>\r\n  EXTRACT(<span class=\"hljs-type\">YEAR<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> hire_date) = <span class=\"hljs-number\">1999<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/playground\/?q=U0VMRUNUIGVtcGxveWVlX2lkLCBmaXJzdF9uYW1lLCBsYXN0X25hbWUsIGhpcmVfZGF0ZSBGUk9NIGVtcGxveWVlcyBXSEVSRSBFWFRSQUNUKFlFQVIgRlJPTSBoaXJlX2RhdGUpID0gMTk5OTs%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Output:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"> employee_id | first_name | last_name  | hire_date\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-------------+------------+------------+------------<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">107<\/span> | Diana      | Lorentz    | <span class=\"hljs-number\">1999<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">-02<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">-07<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">113<\/span> | Luis       | Popp       | <span class=\"hljs-number\">1999<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">-12<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">-07<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">119<\/span> | Karen      | Colmenares | <span class=\"hljs-number\">1999<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">-08<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">-10<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">178<\/span> | Kimberely  | <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">Grant<\/span>      | <span class=\"hljs-number\">1999<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">-05<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">-24<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='extracting-the-month-from-the-hire-date'>Extracting the Month from the Hire Date <a href=\"#extracting-the-month-from-the-hire-date\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"extracting-the-month-from-the-hire-date\" title=\"Anchor for Extracting the Month from the Hire Date\">#<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The following statement uses the <code>EXTRACT<\/code> function to extract the month from the <code>hire_date<\/code> of employees:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\r\n  employee_id,\r\n  first_name,\r\n  last_name,\r\n  EXTRACT(<span class=\"hljs-type\">MONTH<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> hire_date) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> hire_month\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\r\n  employees\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span> \r\n   first_name;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-6\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/playground\/?q=U0VMRUNUIGVtcGxveWVlX2lkLCBmaXJzdF9uYW1lLCBsYXN0X25hbWUsIEVYVFJBQ1QoTU9OVEggRlJPTSBoaXJlX2RhdGUpIEFTIGhpcmVfbW9udGggRlJPTSBlbXBsb3llZXMgT1JERVIgQlkgZmlyc3RfbmFtZTs%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The query returns the employee ID, first name, last name, and the month when the employee joined the company:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-7\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"> employee_id | first_name  |  last_name  | hire_month\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-------------+-------------+-------------+------------<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">121<\/span> | Adam        | Fripp       |          <span class=\"hljs-number\">4<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">103<\/span> | Alexander   | Hunold      |          <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">115<\/span> | Alexander   | Khoo        |          <span class=\"hljs-number\">5<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">193<\/span> | Britney     | Everett     |          <span class=\"hljs-number\">3<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">104<\/span> | Bruce       | Ernst       |          <span class=\"hljs-number\">5<\/span>\r\n...<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-7\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='grouping-employees-by-hire-month'>Grouping Employees by Hire Month <a href=\"#grouping-employees-by-hire-month\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"grouping-employees-by-hire-month\" title=\"Anchor for Grouping Employees by Hire Month\">#<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The following example uses the <code>EXTRACT<\/code> function with the <code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-group-by\/\">GROUP BY<\/a><\/code> clause to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-aggregate-functions\/sql-count\/\">count<\/a> the employees by the month they joined the company:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-8\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\r\n  EXTRACT(<span class=\"hljs-type\">MONTH<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> hire_date) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> hire_month,\r\n  COUNT(*) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> employee_count\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\r\n  employees\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">GROUP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\r\n  hire_month\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\r\n  hire_month;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-8\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/playground\/?q=U0VMRUNUIEVYVFJBQ1QoTU9OVEggRlJPTSBoaXJlX2RhdGUpIEFTIGhpcmVfbW9udGgsIENPVU5UKCopIEFTIGVtcGxveWVlX2NvdW50IEZST00gZW1wbG95ZWVzIEdST1VQIEJZIGhpcmVfbW9udGggT1JERVIgQlkgaGlyZV9tb250aDs%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The query returns the number of employees hired each month:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-9\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"> hire_month | employee_count\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">------------+----------------<\/span>\r\n          <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span> |              <span class=\"hljs-number\">4<\/span>\r\n          <span class=\"hljs-number\">2<\/span> |              <span class=\"hljs-number\">4<\/span>\r\n          <span class=\"hljs-number\">3<\/span> |              <span class=\"hljs-number\">3<\/span>\r\n          <span class=\"hljs-number\">4<\/span> |              <span class=\"hljs-number\">2<\/span>\r\n          <span class=\"hljs-number\">5<\/span> |              <span class=\"hljs-number\">4<\/span>\r\n          <span class=\"hljs-number\">6<\/span> |              <span class=\"hljs-number\">6<\/span>\r\n          <span class=\"hljs-number\">7<\/span> |              <span class=\"hljs-number\">2<\/span>\r\n          <span class=\"hljs-number\">8<\/span> |              <span class=\"hljs-number\">4<\/span>\r\n          <span class=\"hljs-number\">9<\/span> |              <span class=\"hljs-number\">5<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span> |              <span class=\"hljs-number\">2<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">11<\/span> |              <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">12<\/span> |              <span class=\"hljs-number\">3<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-9\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='extracting-the-day-from-the-hire-date'>Extracting the Day from the Hire Date <a href=\"#extracting-the-day-from-the-hire-date\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"extracting-the-day-from-the-hire-date\" title=\"Anchor for Extracting the Day from the Hire Date\">#<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The following example extracts the day from the <code>hire_date<\/code> column:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-10\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\r\n  employee_id,\r\n  first_name,\r\n  last_name,\r\n  EXTRACT(<span class=\"hljs-type\">DAY<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> hire_date) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> hire_day\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\r\n  employees;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-10\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/playground\/?q=U0VMRUNUIGVtcGxveWVlX2lkLCBmaXJzdF9uYW1lLCBsYXN0X25hbWUsIEVYVFJBQ1QoREFZIEZST00gaGlyZV9kYXRlKSBBUyBoaXJlX2RheSBGUk9NIGVtcGxveWVlczs%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Output:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-11\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"> employee_id | first_name  |  last_name  | hire_day\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-------------+-------------+-------------+----------<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">100<\/span> | Steven      | King        |       <span class=\"hljs-number\">17<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">101<\/span> | Neena       | Kochhar     |       <span class=\"hljs-number\">21<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">102<\/span> | Lex         | De Haan     |       <span class=\"hljs-number\">13<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">103<\/span> | Alexander   | Hunold      |        <span class=\"hljs-number\">3<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"hljs-number\">104<\/span> | Bruce       | Ernst       |       <span class=\"hljs-number\">21<\/span>\r\n...<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-11\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='extracting-all-components-from-a-timestamp'>Extracting all components from a timestamp <a href=\"#extracting-all-components-from-a-timestamp\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"extracting-all-components-from-a-timestamp\" title=\"Anchor for Extracting all components from a timestamp\">#<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The following query uses the <code>EXTRACT<\/code> function to extract time components from a timestamp:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-12\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\r\n  EXTRACT(<span class=\"hljs-type\">HOUR<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>  <span class=\"hljs-type\">TIMESTAMP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'2025-01-21 10:20:30'<\/span>) h,\r\n  EXTRACT( <span class=\"hljs-type\">MINUTE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-type\">TIMESTAMP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'2025-01-21 10:20:30'<\/span>) m,\r\n  EXTRACT(<span class=\"hljs-type\">SECOND<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>  <span class=\"hljs-type\">TIMESTAMP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'2025-01-21 10:20:30'<\/span>) s;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-12\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Output:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-13\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"> h  | m  |     s\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">----+----+-----------<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span> | <span class=\"hljs-number\">20<\/span> | <span class=\"hljs-number\">30.000000<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-13\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Note that the <code>TIMESTAMP<\/code> instructs the database system that the literal value is a <code>TIMESTAMP<\/code> value.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='summary'>Summary <a href=\"#summary\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"summary\" title=\"Anchor for Summary\">#<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Use the <code>EXTRACT<\/code> function to extract a date or time component from a date or timestamp value.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='databases'>Databases <a href=\"#databases\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"databases\" title=\"Anchor for Databases\">#<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul 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