CURRENT_TIME SQL - Functions CURRENT_TIME Returns the current local time 1998-04-15 CURRENT_TIME 1998-04-15 None. 1998-04-15 time Returns "now" 1998-04-15 The niladic CURRENT_TIME function has a data type of TIME and returns the local time when it is run. 1998-04-15 Refer to the SET TIME ZONE statement for a further description of local time. Display CURRENT_TIME: SELECT CURRENT_TIME AS now; now ----------- 17:41:31+02 1998-04-15 SQL92 specifies some additional capabilities for CURRENT_TIME: CURRENT_TIME [ (scale) ] The optional scale for CURRENT_TIME, if specified, is an unsigned integer representing the number of digits in the optional seconds fraction of the time value represented by the function.