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hour function

Applies to: check marked yes Databricks SQL check marked yes Databricks Runtime

Returns the hour component of a timestamp. This function is a synonym for extract(HOUR FROM expr).

Note

When extracting fields from a TIMESTAMP (TIMESTAMP_LTZ), the result is based on the session timezone.

Syntax

hour(expr)

Arguments

  • expr: A TIMESTAMP expression.

Returns

An INTEGER.

Examples

> SELECT hour('2009-07-30 12:58:59');
 12