MySQL Date and Time Exercises: Get the current date in Thursday September 2014 format

MySQL Date Time: Exercise-8 with Solution

Write a MySQL query to get the current date in Thursday September 2014 format.

Sample date : 2014-09-04
Output : September 4, 2014

Code:

-- This SQL query formats the current date and time in a specified format.

SELECT 
    DATE_FORMAT( -- Formats a date and time value according to the specified format.
NOW(), -- Retrieves the current date and time using the NOW() function.
        ''%W %M %Y' -- Specifies the desired format for the date and time: '%W' for the full weekday name, '%M' for the full month name, and '%Y' for the four-digit year.
    );

Explanation:

• The DATE_FORMAT() function is used to format a date and time value according to the specified format.
• NOW() retrieves the current date and time.
• The format string '%W %M %Y' specifies the desired format for the date and time:
• %W represents the full weekday name (e.g., Monday, Tuesday).
• %M represents the full month name (e.g., January, February).
• %Y represents the four-digit year (e.g., 2024).
• The formatted date and time are returned as the result of the query.

Sample Output:

DATE_FORMAT(NOW(), '%W %M %Y')
Friday August 2017

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