MySQL: DAYOFYEAR Function

This tutorial explains how to use the MySQL DAYOFYEAR function with syntax and examples.

Description

The MySQL DAYOFYEAR function returns day of the year for a date value.

Syntax

The syntax for the DAYOFYEAR function in MySQL is:

DAYOFYEAR( date_value )

Parameters or Arguments

date_value

The date or datetime value from which to extract the day of year.

Note

• The DAYOFYEAR function returns the day of the year (a number from 1 to 366) given a date value.

Applies To

The DAYOFYEAR function can be used in the following versions of MySQL:

• MySQL 5.7, MySQL 5.6, MySQL 5.5, MySQL 5.1, MySQL 5.0, MySQL 4.1, MySQL 4.0, MySQL 3.23

Example

Let's look at some MySQL DAYOFYEAR function examples and explore how to use the DAYOFYEAR function in MySQL.

For example:

mysql> SELECT DAYOFYEAR('2014-01-01');
Output: 1

mysql> SELECT DAYOFYEAR('2014-02-28');
Output: 59

mysql> SELECT DAYOFYEAR('2014-12-31');
Output: 365

This last DAYOFYEAR example would display the day of the year for the current system date (current system date is returned by the CURDATE function).

mysql> SELECT DAYOFYEAR(CURDATE());