MySQL EXTRACT() Function

Definition and Usage

The EXTRACT() function is used to return the individual parts of a date/time, such as year, month, day, hour, minute, etc.

Syntax

EXTRACT(unit FROM date)

date The parameter is a valid date expression.unit The parameter can be one of the following values:

Unit Value
MICROSECOND
SECOND
MINUTE
HOUR
DAY
WEEK
MONTH
QUARTER
YEAR
SECOND_MICROSECOND
MINUTE_MICROSECOND
MINUTE_SECOND
HOUR_MICROSECOND
HOUR_SECOND
HOUR_MINUTE
DAY_MICROSECOND
DAY_SECOND
DAY_MINUTE
DAY_HOUR
YEAR_MONTH

Example

Assuming we have the following table:

OrderId ProductName OrderDate
1 'Computer' 2008-12-29 16:25:46.635

We use the following SELECT statement:

SELECT EXTRACT(YEAR FROM OrderDate) AS OrderYear,
EXTRACT(MONTH FROM OrderDate) AS OrderMonth,
EXTRACT(DAY FROM OrderDate) AS OrderDay
FROM Orders
WHERE OrderId=1

Result:

OrderYear OrderMonth OrderDay
2008 12 29