Datetime difference

from the Artful Common Queries page


Find the difference between two datetime values in seconds, minutes, hours or days. If dt1 and dt2 are datetime values of the form 'yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss', the number of seconds between dt1 and dt2 is
UNIX_TIMESTAMP( dt2 ) - UNIX_TIMESTAMP( dt1 )
To get the number of minutes divide by 60, for the number of hours divide by 3600, and for the number of days, divide by 3600 * 24.

Last updated 22 May 2024