Preamble
The current_date function in PostgreSQL returns the current date.
Syntax of current_date function in PostgreSQL
current_date
Parameters and function arguments
- There are no parameters or arguments for the PostgreSQL function.
The current_date function returns the current date in ‘YYYY-MM-DD’ format. Do not put brackets () after current_date function.
The current_date function can be used in future versions of PostgreSQL
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PostgreSQL 11, PostgreSQL 10, PostgreSQL 9.6, PostgreSQL 9.5, PostgreSQL 9.4, PostgreSQL 9.3, PostgreSQL 9.2, PostgreSQL 9.1, PostgreSQL 9.0, PostgreSQL 8.4.
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Let’s look at some examples of current_date functions to see how to use the current_date function in PostgreSQL.
For example:
SELECT current_date;
--Result: 2019-04-23
SELECT current_date + 1;
--Result: 2019-04-24
Date functions in PostgreSQL , Time functions in PostgreSQL
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