NOW

Returns the current date and time.

Syntax

NOW()

Return Type

TIMESTAMP

Aliases

• CURRENT_TIMESTAMP

Examples

This example returns the current date and time:

SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(), NOW();

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│     current_timestamp()    │            now()           │
├────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────┤
│ 2024-01-29 04:38:12.584359 │ 2024-01-29 04:38:12.584417 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘