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CURRENT_DATE
Definition
The BigQuery CURRENT_DATE function returns the date at the time the query is evaluated. By default the date will be in UTC timezone but a specific timezone can be selected.
| date_utc | date_sydney | date_plus_8 | 
|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-12 | 2021-02-12 | 2021-02-12 | 
Practical Info
- The returned data type is a 
DATE. - The full list of supported timezone names can be found here.
 - If the time_zone argument is 
NULLthe function returnsNULL. 
Related Pages
- CURRENT_DATETIME
 - CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
 
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