In this article we will discuss on How to add Hours, Minutes, Seconds to a DateTime in Sql Server?

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How to add Hours to DateTime in Sql Server?

We can use DATEADD() function like below to add hours to DateTime in Sql Server. DATEADD() functions first parameter value can be hour or hh all will return the same result. Below example shows how we can add two hours to Current DateTime in Sql Server:

SELECT GETDATE() 'Now',
           DATEADD(hour,2,GETDATE()) 'Now + 2 Hours'
SELECT GETDATE() 'Now',
           DATEADD(hh,2,GETDATE()) 'Now + 2 Hours'

RESULT:

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How to add Minutes to DateTime in Sql Server?

We can use DATEADD() function like below to add minutes to DateTime in Sql Server. DATEADD() functions first parameter value can be minute or mi or n all will return the same result. Below example shows how we can add two minutes to Current DateTime in Sql Server:

SELECT GETDATE() 'Now',
           DATEADD(minute,2,GETDATE()) 'Now + 2 Minutes'
SELECT GETDATE() 'Now',
           DATEADD(mi,2,GETDATE()) 'Now + 2 Minutes'
SELECT GETDATE() 'Now',
           DATEADD(n,2,GETDATE()) 'Now + 2 Minutes'

RESULT:

How to add Seconds to DateTime in Sql Server?

We can use DATEADD() function like below to add seconds to DateTime in Sql Server. DATEADD() functions first parameter value can be second or ss or s all will return the same result. Below example shows how we can add two seconds to Current DateTime in Sql Server:

SELECT GETDATE() 'Now',
           DATEADD(second,2,GETDATE()) 'Now + 2 Seconds'
SELECT GETDATE() 'Now',
           DATEADD(ss,2,GETDATE()) 'Now + 2 Seconds'
SELECT GETDATE() 'Now',
           DATEADD(s,2,GETDATE()) 'Now + 2 Seconds'

RESULT:

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