Purpose
This function returns the current system date and time, with 6 decimal places of precision for the seconds, and with the current time zone information.
Notice
This function does not depend on the current session time zone, but rather on the time zone of the operating system where the current database server is located.
Syntax
SYSTIMESTAMP
Return type
The TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE data type.
Examples
Returns the current system date and time, including the current time zone information.
obclient> SELECT SYSTIMESTAMP FROM DUAL;
+-------------------------------------+
| SYSTIMESTAMP |
+-------------------------------------+
| 18-NOV-21 10.32.27.176575 AM +08:00 |
+-------------------------------------+
1 row in set
