MySQL DAYOFYEAR() function

DAYOFYEAR() function

MySQL DAYOFYEAR() returns day of the year for a date. The return value is within the range of 1 to 366.

This function is useful in -

• DAYOFYEAR() is used to categorize, analyze, and visualize data based on the day of the year.
• It's valuable for understanding trends or variations that occur on specific days within a year.
• For tasks that involve tracking events or patterns that are seasonally significant, DAYOFYEAR() helps identify and analyze those specific days.
• DAYOFYEAR() is useful for identifying the position of cyclical events within a year, such as holidays, anniversaries, or natural phenomena.
• DAYOFYEAR() aids in financial analysis that considers the timing of events, such as tracking revenue patterns or interest payments.
• For calculating durations or intervals within a year, DAYOFYEAR() provides the numeric value representing the day's position.

Syntax:

DAYOFYEAR(date1)

Where date1 is a date.

Syntax Diagram:

MySQL Version: 8.0

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Example: MySQL DAYOFYEAR() function

The following statement will return the day of the year from the given date 2008-05-15.

Code:

SELECT DAYOFYEAR('2008-05-15');

Output:

mysql> SELECT DAYOFYEAR('2008-05-15');
+-------------------------+
| DAYOFYEAR('2008-05-15') |
+-------------------------+
|                     136 | 
+-------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

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