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In PostgreSQL, you can use the CURRENT_TIMESTAMP function to get the current timestamp or use the CURRENT_DATE function to get the current date.<\/p>\n

Example: <\/p>\n

“I took a nap because I was tired.”
\n“I rested because I was feeling exhausted.”<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Get the current timestamp:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    SELECT<\/span> CURRENT_TIMESTAMP<\/span>;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      \n
    1. Get the current date:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      SELECT<\/span> CURRENT_DATE<\/span>;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      These functions will return the local time or date of the current database server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
      In PostgreSQL, you can use the CURRENT_TIMESTAMP function to get the current timestamp or use the CURRENT_DATE function to get the current date. Example: “I took a nap because I was tired.” “I rested because I was feeling exhausted.” Get the current timestamp: SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP; Get the current date: SELECT CURRENT_DATE; These functions will return […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[12861,4204,12863,573,12862],"class_list":["post-10323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-current_date","tag-current_timestamp","tag-database-datetime","tag-postgresql","tag-sql-time"],"yoast_head":"\nGet Current Time in PostgreSQL Guide - Blog - Silicon Cloud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to get current time in PostgreSQL using CURRENT_TIMESTAMP and CURRENT_DATE with examples.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-one-obtain-the-current-time-in-pgsql\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Get Current Time in PostgreSQL Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn how to get current time in PostgreSQL using CURRENT_TIMESTAMP and CURRENT_DATE with examples.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-one-obtain-the-current-time-in-pgsql\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blog - 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