Comparing Two Times: Quick Tip

Jim Knicely authored this tip. There are several cool built-in functions that you can use to compare two times. Example: dbadmin=> SELECT time_now AS time1, dbadmin-> time_now_minus_1_hour AS time2, dbadmin-> TIME_EQ(time_now, time_now_minus_1_hour) AS "time1 = time2", dbadmin-> TIME_GE(time_now, time_now_minus_1_hour) AS "time1 >= time2", dbadmin-> TIME_GT(time_now, time_now_minus_1_hour) AS "time1 > time2", dbadmin-> TIME_LE(time_now, time_now_minus_1_hour) AS "time1 <= time2", dbadmin-> TIME_LT(time_now, time_now_minus_1_hour) AS "time1 < time2" dbadmin-> FROM (SELECT sysdate::TIME AS time_now, dbadmin(> (sysdate - INTERVAL '1 HOUR')::TIME AS time_now_minus_1_hour) foo; time1 | time2 | time1 = time2 | time1 >= time2 | time1 > time2 | time1 <= time2 | time1 < time2 -----------------+-----------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------------- 20:04:38.369828 | 19:04:38.369828 | f | t | t | f | f (1 row) Have fun!