Oracle TO_CHAR Function – SQL Syntax Examples (Most With Dates, TO_DATE)

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Common TO_CHAR Examples with Dates and the TO_DATE Function

Formatting Hours in Dates

24 Hour – (aka military time) represented by HH24

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SELECT to_char(sysdate, 'MM/DD/YYYY HH24:MI') FROM dual

12 Hour – represented by HH or HH12 and using the meridian indicator AM, PM, A.M., P.M. (and all possible in lower case as well)

Note: You will see that we added 12 hours to the current date with SYSDATE+1/2

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SELECT to_char(sysdate+1/2, 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI AM') FROM dual

Adding Time to a Date

1 Day (24 Hours)

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SELECT to_char(sysdate+1, 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI AM') FROM dual

12 Hours

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SELECT to_char(sysdate+1/2, 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI AM') FROM dual

1 Hour

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SELECT to_char(sysdate+1/24, 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI AM') FROM dual

5 Minutes

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SELECT to_char(sysdate+1/24/60*5, 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI AM') FROM dual

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