Returns the current year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and fraction of a second. The accuracy is limited by the accuracy of the system clock.

Syntax

NOW( * )

Returns

TIMESTAMP

Remarks

The information the NOW function returns is equivalent to the information returned by the GETDATE function and the CURRENT TIMESTAMP special value.

See also

• GETDATE function [Date and time]
• CURRENT TIMESTAMP special value

Standards and compatibility

Example

The following statement returns the current date and time.

SELECT NOW( * );