HOUR Function - SQL
Overview
The HOUR function in SQL extracts the hour part from a time or datetime expression. It is useful for retrieving the hour component of a time.
Example:
SELECT
HOUR('2000-01-01 07:12:33')
Syntax:
SELECT
HOUR(time)
time
is the time or datetime from which you want to extract the hour.
Example: Time Hard-coded value
In this example, we are returning the hour for the time ‘07:12:33,’ for a final output of 7.
Example: Datetime Hard-coded value
In this example, we are returning the hour for the datetime ‘2000-01-01 07:12:33,’ for a final output of 7.