Date & Time Functions: Overview
Module: SQL Fundamentals
Master 4 temporal types (DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP, TIMESTAMPTZ)
Extract date parts efficiently (YEAR, MONTH, DAY, HOUR)
Calculate time differences, intervals, and age
Handle timezones correctly (UTC storage → local display)
Format dates for human readability and machine parsing
Avoid 3 critical timezone bugs: DST transitions, timezone-naive timestamps
Master 4 temporal types (DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP, TIMESTAMPTZ)
Extract date parts efficiently (YEAR, MONTH, DAY, HOUR)
Calculate time differences, intervals, and age
Handle timezones correctly (UTC storage → local display)
Format dates for human readability and machine parsing
Avoid 3 critical timezone bugs: DST transitions, timezone-naive timestamps