DATETRUNC

This section contains reference documentation for the DATETRUNC function.

(Presto) SQL compatible date truncation, equivalent to the Presto function date_trunc.

Converts the value into a specified output granularity seconds since UTC epoch that is bucketed on a unit in a specified timezone.

Signature

DATETRUNC(unit, timeValue)

DATETRUNC(unit, timeValue, inputTimeUnitStr)

DATETRUNC(unit, timeValue, inputTimeUnitStr, timeZone)

DATETRUNC(unit, timeValue, inputTimeUnitStr, timeZone, outputTimeUnitStr)

unit supports the following values:

  • millisecond

  • second

  • minute

  • hour

  • day

  • week

  • month

  • quarter

  • year

inputTimeUnitStr and outputTimeUnitStr support the following values:

  • NANOSECONDS

  • MICROSECONDS

  • MILLISECONDS

  • SECONDS

  • MINUTES

  • HOURS

  • DAYS

Usage Examples

Truncates an epoch in milliseconds at WEEK (where a Week starts at Monday UTC midnight):

select dateTrunc('week', 1639480981746) AS ts
FROM ignoreMe

or

select dateTrunc('week', 1639480981746, 'MILLISECONDS') AS ts
FROM ignoreMe

Truncates an epoch in milliseconds at WEEK (where a Week starts at Monday UTC midnight) in the UTC time zone, returning a result in epoch in seconds in UTC timezone:

select dateTrunc(
  'week', 
  1639480981746, 
  'MILLISECONDS', 
  'UTC', 
  'SECONDS'
) AS ts
FROM ignoreMe

Truncates an epoch in milliseconds at WEEK (where a Week starts at Monday UTC midnight) in the CET time zone, returning a result in epoch in seconds in UTC timezone:

select dateTrunc(
  'week', 
  1639480981746, 
  'MILLISECONDS', 
  'CET', 
  'SECONDS'
) AS ts
FROM ignoreMe

Truncates an epoch in milliseconds at QUARTER in the Los Angeles time zone (where a Quarter begins on Jan 1st, April 1st, July 1st, October 1st in Los Angeles timezone), returning a result in hours since UTC epoch:

select dateTrunc(
  'quarter', 
  1639480981746, 
  'MILLISECONDS', 
  'America/Los_Angeles', 
  'HOURS'
) AS ts
FROM ignoreMe