Oracle Database has the TO_CHAR(datetime) function that enables us to get various date parts from a datetime value.
There’s also the EXTRACT(datetime) function that extracts a specific datetime unit (e.g. day, month, year, etc).
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How to Extract the Day, Month, and Year from a Date in SQLite
In SQLite, we can use the strftime() function to return datetime values in our chosen format.
Therefore, we can use it to extract the day, month, and year from a date.
3 Functions that Get the Day, Month, and Year from a Date in PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL provides us with several ways to get the day, month, and year from a date.
Three functions that immediately come to mind are; DATE_PART(), EXTRACT(), and TO_CHAR().
How to Get the Short Month Name from a Date in MySQL
In MySQL, you can use the DATE_FORMAT() function with the %b format specifier to return the short month name. For example, you can return Jan or Feb instead of January or February.
List of MySQL Date Format Specifiers
Here’s a list of MySQL format specifiers that can be used in format strings with functions like DATE_FORMAT(), STR_TO_DATE(), and UNIX_TIMESTAMP().
2 Functions that Return the Month Name from a Date in MySQL
The following two functions enable us to get the month name from a date in MySQL.
Return the Short Day Name from a Date in Oracle
In Oracle Database, we can use the TO_CHAR(datetime) function to return the various date parts from a datetime value, including the short day name.
The short day name is also referred to as the abbreviated day name. In any case, below are examples of returning the short day name from a date value in Oracle.
Capitalization of Day and Month Names When Formatting Dates in Oracle
When getting the day and/or month name from a date in Oracle, you may want to return it in uppercase, lowercase, or title case.
Fortunately, this is easy to do. The result reflects the capitalisation of your format model.