MySQL QUARTER() Function

The MySQL QUARTER() function returns the quarter portion of a given date or datetime value. It can be between 1-4.

For January-March month it returns 1.
For April-June month it returns 2.
For July-September month it returns 3.
For October-December month it returns 4.

Syntax

QUARTER(datetime)

Parameters

datetime Required. Specify a date or datetime value from which to extract the quarter.

Return Value

Returns the quarter portion of a given date or datetime value.

Example 1:

The example below shows the usage of QUARTER() function.

mysql> SELECT QUARTER('2018-08-18');
Result: 3

mysql> SELECT QUARTER('2018-08-18 10:38:42');
Result: 3

mysql> SELECT QUARTER('2018-08-18 10:38:42.000004');
Result: 3

mysql> SELECT QUARTER('2018-02-18');
Result: 1

mysql> SELECT QUARTER('2018-04-18');
Result: 2

mysql> SELECT QUARTER('2018-11-18');
Result: 4

Example 2:

Consider a database table called Orders with the following records:

OrderQuantity	Price	OrderTime
100	1.58	2017-08-18 10:38:42
120	1.61	2018-03-23 07:14:16
125	1.78	2018-09-12 05:25:56
50	1.80	2019-01-16 11:52:05
200	1.72	2020-02-06 09:31:34

The statement given below can be used to get the quarter portion of records of column OrderTime:

SELECT *, QUARTER(OrderTime) AS QUARTER_Value FROM Orders;

This will produce the result as shown below:

OrderQuantity	Price	OrderTime	QUARTER_Value
100	1.58	2017-08-18 10:38:42	3
120	1.61	2018-03-23 07:14:16	1
125	1.78	2018-09-12 05:25:56	3
50	1.80	2019-01-16 11:52:05	1
200	1.72	2020-02-06 09:31:34	1

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