Definition and Usage

The GETUTCDATE() function returns the current database system UTC date and time, in a 'YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss.mmm' format.

Syntax

GETUTCDATE()

Technical Details

Return type: datetime Works in: SQL Server (starting with 2008), Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Parallel Data Warehouse

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