PostgreSQL CLOCK_TIMESTAMP() Function

The PostgreSQL CLOCK_TIMESTAMP() function returns the actual current date and time with the time zone, and therefore its value changes even within a single SQL command. This function returns the actual current date as a 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.US+TZ' format.

Syntax

CLOCK_TIMESTAMP()

Parameters

No parameter is required.

Return Value

Returns the actual current date as a 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.US+TZ' format.

Example 1:

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

SELECT CLOCK_TIMESTAMP();
Result: '2021-12-27 08:01:29.125744+00'

Example 2:

Consider a database table called EmployeeLogin with the following records:

To insert a new record in this table, the following statement can be used.

INSERT INTO EmployeeLogin 
VALUES (6, 'Suresh', CLOCK_TIMESTAMP());

-- see the result
SELECT * FROM EmployeeLogin;

This will produce a result similar to: