SQL SYSDATETIMEOFFSET() Function Example

SQL SYSDATETIMEOFFSET() is an inbuilt function that returns a value that represents the current system date and time, which also includes the time zone, of the computer on which the SQL Server instance is running. The datatype returned is of DATETIMEOFFSET (7) type.

SQL SYSDATETIMEOFFSET()

SQL SYSDATETIMEOFFSET() returns a datetimeoffset(7) value that contains the date and time of the computer on which the instance of SQL Server is running. The time zone offset is included.

Syntax

SELECT SYSDATETIMEOFFSET();

Examples

Query 1

Get the current system date and time with the time zone of the server.

SELECT SYSDATETIMEOFFSET();

Output

2019-11-30 08:56:48.0645108 +07:00

Query 2

Using the DATEPART() function to return the timezone offset.

SELECT SYSDATETIMEOFFSET () AS [System DateTime Offset],
    DATEPART (TZoffset, SYSDATETIMEOFFSET ()) AS [Timezone Offset];

Output

System DateTime Offset	Timezone Offset
2019-11-30 08:56:48.0645108 +07:00	420

Explanation

DATEPART() function returned an integer that represents the time zone offset in minutes.

Query 3

Using FORMAT() function to format the timezone offset.

SELECT SYSDATETIMEOFFSET () AS 'System Date Time Offset', 
    FORMAT (SYSDATETIMEOFFSET (), 'ss') AS 'ss', 
    FORMAT (SYSDATETIMEOFFSET (), 'sss') AS 'sss';

Output

System Date Time Offset	ss	sss
2019-11-30 08:56:48.0645108 +07:00	+07	+07:00

See also

SQL GETUTCDATE()

SQL GETDATE()

SQL SYSDATETIME()

SQL CURRENT_TIME()

SQL SYSUTCDATETIME()