# UTC\_TIMESTAMP

Returns the current time, in the UTC time zone.

## Syntax

```
UTC_TIMESTAMP()

```

## Return Type

Datetime object.

## Examples

You can specify a precision of 0 (the default) or 6 digits for the fraction of seconds.

```sql
SELECT UTC_TIMESTAMP();

```

```output

+---------------------+
| UTC_TIMESTAMP()     |
+---------------------+
| 2022-01-10 13:10:06 |
+---------------------+

```

```sql
SELECT UTC_TIMESTAMP(0);

```

```output

+---------------------+
| UTC_TIMESTAMP(0)    |
+---------------------+
| 2022-01-10 13:10:09 |
+---------------------+
1 row in set (0.084 sec)
```

```sql
SELECT UTC_TIMESTAMP(6);

```

```output

+----------------------------+
| UTC_TIMESTAMP(6)           |
+----------------------------+
| 2022-01-10 13:10:12.113996 |
+----------------------------+
1 row in set (0.001 sec)
```

**Related Topics**

* [UTC\_TIME](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/reference/sql-reference/date-and-time-functions/utc-time.md)
* [UTC\_DATE](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/reference/sql-reference/date-and-time-functions/utc-date.md)

***

Modified at: May 31, 2023

Source: [/db/v9.1/reference/sql-reference/date-and-time-functions/utc-timestamp/](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/reference/sql-reference/date-and-time-functions/utc-timestamp/)

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