What Are Date and Time Data Types

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What Are Date and Time Data Types? - MySQL FAQs - Introduction to SQL Date and Time Handling

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MySQL supports the following date and time data types:

  • DATE - A date in the range of '1000-01-01' and '9999-12-31'. Default DATE format is "YYYY-MM-DD".
  • DATETIME - A date with the time of day in the range of '1000-01-01 00:00:00' and '9999-12-31 23:59:59'. Default DATETIME format is "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS".
  • TIMESTAMP - A timestamp. The range is '1970-01-01 00:00:00' to partway through the year 2037. Default DATETIME format is "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS".
  • TIME - A time. The range is '-838:59:59' to '838:59:59'. Default TIME format is "HH:MM:SS".
  • TIME - A time. The range is '-838:59:59' to '838:59:59'. Default TIME format is "HH:MM:SS".
  • YEAR - A year in 4 digits in the range of 1901 and 2155. Default YEAR format is "YYYY".

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