# LOCALTIMESTAMP

Returns the current time, in the local time zone.

## Syntax

```
LOCALTIMESTAMP()
LOCALTIME()

```

## Return Type

Datetime object

## Examples

```sql
SELECT LOCALTIMESTAMP();

```

```output

+---------------------+
| LOCALTIMESTAMP()    |
+---------------------+
| 2015-03-04 01:13:06 |
+---------------------+

```

**Related Topics**

* [Data Types](https://docs.singlestore.com/cloud/reference/sql-reference/data-types.md)

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Modified at: May 31, 2023

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

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