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# Date

## Overview

The `DATE` data type is used to store and insert date values.

<Info>The date value is stored without the time zone.</Info>

## Structure

The date type contains three components: year, month, and day. It’s represented in a 32-bit integer. Here is the breakdown:

* **Day component:** 5 bits store the number of days within a month. Its value is in the range `<1, 31>`.
* **Month component**: 4 bits store the month of the year. Its value is in the range `<1, 12>`.
* **Year component**: 23 bits store the number of years. Its value is from range `<0, 2^23 - 1>`.

## Format

```sql  theme={null}
YYYY-MM-DD
```

* `YYYY` - Four-digit year
* `MM` - One / two-digit month
* `DD` - One / two-digit day

## Example

In this example, we will create an **emp\_submission** table that consists of the candidate ID, candidate name, the submitted department, and a submission date with a `DATE` data type.

```sql  theme={null}
CREATE TABLE emp_submission (
    candidate_ID INT,
    candidate_Name TEXT,
    sub_dept TEXT,
    sub_date DATE
);

INSERT INTO emp_submission (candidate_ID, candidate_Name, sub_dept, sub_date)
VALUES 
(8557411, 'Kumar', 'HR', '2022-05-01'),
(8557421, 'Ricky', 'HR', '2022-01-09'),
(8557451, 'Alice', 'Finance', '2022-08-02'),
(8557461, 'Angel', 'Product', '2012-04-16'),
(8557431, 'Joan', 'Finance', '2022-02-02'),
(8557471, 'Cody', 'Product', '2022-03-20'),
(8557491, 'Liam', 'Product', '2022-06-15');
```

Now that the data has been inserted, let's execute the `SELECT` statement below:

```sql  theme={null}
SELECT * FROM emp_submission;
```

The following is the result of the `SELECT` statement where the values in the `sub_date` column have `DATE` data type:

```sql  theme={null}
+---------------+------------------+------------+---------------+
| candidate_id  | candidate_name   | sub_dept   | sub_date      |
+---------------+------------------+------------+---------------+
| 8557411       | Kumar            | HR         | 2022-05-01    |
| 8557421       | Ricky            | HR         | 2022-01-09    |
| 8557451       | Alice            | Finance    | 2022-08-02    |
| 8557461       | Angel            | Product    | 2012-04-16    |
| 8557431       | Joan             | Finance    | 2022-02-02    |
| 8557471       | Cody             | Product    | 2022-03-20    |
| 8557491       | Liam             | Product    | 2022-06-15    |
+---------------+------------------+------------+---------------+
```