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Version: 3.2

quarter

Description​

Returns the quarter part of a date, in the range of 1 to 4.

Syntax​

INT quarter(DATETIME|DATE date);

Parameters​

date: It must be of the DATETIME or DATE type.

Return value​

Returns an INT value.

NULL is returned in any of the following scenarios:

  • The date is not a valid DATETIME or DATE value.

  • The input is empty.

  • The date does not exist, for example, 2022-02-29.

Examples​

Example 1: Return the quarter part of a DATETIME value.

SELECT QUARTER("2022-10-09 15:59:33");
+--------------------------------+
| quarter('2022-10-09 15:59:33') |
+--------------------------------+
|                              4 |
+--------------------------------+

Example 2: Return the quarter part of a DATE value.

SELECT QUARTER("2022-10-09");
+-----------------------+
| quarter('2022-10-09') |
+-----------------------+
|                     4 |
+-----------------------+

Example 3: Return the quarter part that corresponds to the current time or date.

SELECT QUARTER(NOW());
+----------------+
| quarter(now()) |
+----------------+
|              4 |
+----------------+

SELECT QUARTER(CURDATE());
+--------------------+
| quarter(curdate()) |
+--------------------+
|                  4 |
+--------------------+