Extract minute from datetime (timestamp) in PostgreSQL

To extract minute from datetime i.e. timestamp in PostgreSQL, you can use the DATE_PART() function with the ‘minute’ unit.

Syntax for DATE_PART() Function in PostgreSQL:

unit: Specifies the part of the date or timestamp to extract (e.g., ‘year’, ‘month’, ‘day’, ‘hour’, ‘minute’, ‘second’, etc.).

source: The date or timestamp from which to extract the specified part.

In Our case. The values of the unit must be “minute”

Extract minute from datetime(timestamp) in postgresql Simple Example:

In order to Extract minute from datetime (timestamp) in postgresql we will be using DATE_PART() function.

In the below Example we will be passing minute as “unit” argument and datetime as “source” argument in order to extract minute from Date or datetime

 

SELECT DATE_PART('minute', '2024-02-24 15:30:45.123456'::timestamp) AS minute_part;

Output:

Extract minute from Current date in postgresql :

This query uses the CURRENT_TIMESTAMP function to get the current datetime and then extracts the minute using DATE_PART()

 

SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP AS current_datetime, DATE_PART('minute', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) AS minute;

Output:

Extract minute from Date in postgresql table:

We will be using  Below Student_detail table for our example to depict on how to extract minute from date in postgresql

Student_detail:

In the above table we will be using  DATE_PART() Function, which will take “minute” and column named “birthdaytime” as argument. Which will extract minute from “birthdaytime” column and store in the new column of postgresql table as shown below

 

select *, DATE_PART('minute', birthdaytime::timestamp) AS minute from Student_detail

so the resultant table will have minute column

Extract Minute from Date in postgresql table using Extract():

We will be using Below Student_detail table for our example to depict on how to extract Minute from date in postgresql

Student_detail:

In the above table we will be using  EXTRACT() Function, which will take “Minute” and column named “birthdaytime” as argument. Which will extract Minute from “birthdaytime” column and store in the new column of postgresql table as shown below

 

Select *, extract(MINUTE FROM birthdaytime) as Minute from student_detail

So the resultant table will have Minute column

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