Oracle SYSTIMESTAMP function.

Preamble

Oracle/PLSQL SYSTIMESTAMP function returns the current system date and time (including fraction of a second and time zone) to your local database.

Oracle/PLSQL syntax of SYSTIMESTAMP function

SYSTIMESTAMP

Parameters or function arguments

No parameters or arguments for the SYSTIMESTAMP service.

The SYSTIMESTAMP function returns the value TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE.

The SYSTIMESTAMP function can be used in the following versions of Oracle/PLSQL

Let’s look at some examples of the SYSTIMESTAMP function and learn how to use the SYSTIMESTAMP function in Oracle.

SELECT SYSTIMESTAMP
FROM DUAL;

--Result 01.08.14 09:43:50,625401 +03:00

You can also use TO_CHAR function with SYSTIMESTAMP function.

SELECT TO_CHAR(SYSTIMESTAMP, 'SSSS.FF')
FROM DUAL;

--Result 5656.083959

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