DATENAME
Returns a character string that represents the specified datepart of the specified date.
Syntax
DATENAME ( datepart , date )
Arguments
datepart
Is the part of the date to return. The following table lists all valid datepart arguments. User-defined variable equivalents are not valid.
| datepart | Abbreviations |
|---|---|
| year | yy, yyyy |
| quarter | qq, q |
| month | mm, m |
| dayofyear | dy, y |
| day | dd, d |
| week | wk, ww |
| weekday | dw, w |
| hour | hh |
| minute | mi, n |
| second | ss, s |
| millisecond | ms |
| microsecond | mcs |
| nanosecond | ns |
| TZoffset | tz |
| ISO_WEEK | ISOWK, ISOWW |
date
Is an expression that can be resolved to a time, date, smalldatetime, datetime, datetime2, or datetimeoffset value. date can be an expression, column expression, user-defined variable, or string literal. To avoid ambiguity, use four-digit years.
Return types
nvarchar
Example
SELECT DATENAME(dayofyear,'2007-10-30 12:15:32.123456789');