Get month from date
To get month from an specified date uses functions DATEPART or MONTH.
The DATEPART function returns an int data type that representing the specified datepart of the date.
The MONTH function returns an int data type that represents the month of the date. MONTH returns the same value as DATEPART.
DATEPART
DATEPART ( datepart , date )
MONTH
MONTH ( date )
Current month
Get current month from date.
SELECT DATEPART(month, GETDATE());
Result: 1
SELECT MONTH(GETDATE());
Result: 1
Get month
Get month from date.
SELECT DATEPART(month, '21-DEC-2021');
Result: 12
SELECT DATEPART(month, '10/28/2021');
Result: 10
SELECT MONTH('21-DEC-2021');
Result: 12
SELECT MONTH('10/28/2021');
Result: 10
