Type: Function
Function: MONTH
Syntax: MONTH([datetime])
Description: This function has two different modes of operation, based on whether an argument is provided or not. With no arguments, it returns the standard duration of a month in seconds (2629746
, which is based on 30 days). With a datetime argument, it returns the month portion (between 1 and 12) for the provided datetime
Sample usage:
MONTH()
is equal to2629746
MONTH(created_at)
returns the month of the year for thecreated_at
field valueMONTH(DATE(2023, 08, 27))
=>8
AVG(closed_at-created_at)/MONTH()
returns the time elapsed in months between the creation and closing of a record. Note that the difference between two dates (closed_at-created_at
) is always returned in seconds.created_at + 2*MONTH()
returns thecreated_at
field valueplus 2 months.