# Date functions

| NAME     | DESCRIPTION                                        |
| -------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| DATEADD  | Adds a specified number of days to the input date  |
| DATEDIFF | Returns the number of days between two input dates |
| DAY      | Extracts the day of the month from an input date   |
| DATE.SET | Returns a date after changing the format           |
| MONTH    | Extracts the month from an input date              |
| NOW      | Returns the current date and timestamp             |
| TODAY    | Returns the current date                           |
| YEAR     | Extracts the year from an input date               |

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