# CURRENT\_TIME And CURTIME

Returns the current time of day.

## Syntax

```
CURRENT_TIME()
CURTIME()
CURRENT_TIME(n)
CURTIME(n)

```

## Return Type

Time object. The time zone will be in UTC unless the time zone has been converted. 

## Arguments

* n: specifies fractional seconds precision in the returned TIME value

## Remarks

`CURRENT_TIME` and `CURTIME` functions are synonyms to each other. Both the functions return the current time in either `HH:MM:SS` or `HHMMSS` format.

**Fractional Seconds Precision**

SingleStore Helios supports TIME type only with precision `0` and `6`.

## Examples

The following functions return the time in `HH:MM:SS` format.

```sql
SELECT CURRENT_TIME(), CURTIME();

```

```output

+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| CURRENT_TIME()               | CURTIME()                    |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| 02:42:20                     | 02:42:20                     |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+

```

The following functions return the current time in `HHMMSS.uuuuuu` format (with fractional seconds precision).

```sql
SELECT CURRENT_TIME(6) +0, CURTIME(6) +0;

```

```output

+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| CURRENT_TIME(6) +0           | CURTIME(6) +0                |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| 24429.844451                 | 24429.844451                 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+

```

**Related Topics**

* [CURRENT\_TIMESTAMP](https://docs.singlestore.com/cloud/reference/sql-reference/date-and-time-functions/current-timestamp.md)
* [CURRENT\_DATE And CURDATE](https://docs.singlestore.com/cloud/reference/sql-reference/date-and-time-functions/current-date-and-curdate.md)
* [Data Types](https://docs.singlestore.com/cloud/reference/sql-reference/data-types.md)
* [TIME](https://docs.singlestore.com/cloud/reference/sql-reference/date-and-time-functions/time.md)

***

Modified at: May 31, 2023

Source: [/cloud/reference/sql-reference/date-and-time-functions/current-time-and-curtime/](https://docs.singlestore.com/cloud/reference/sql-reference/date-and-time-functions/current-time-and-curtime/)

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