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title: "NEXT_DAY Vs DAYNAME Top SQL Examples"
description: "DATE calculation in SQL is tricky. Sometimes you need to find Day name, Day of the week, and Next Day Date. These example SQL queries useful for you."
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date: 2020-07-12
modified: 2026-10-10
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# NEXT_DAY Vs DAYNAME Top SQL Examples

The **NEXT_DAY** function extracts DATE per the DAY you supplied in the SQL Query. The **DAYNAME** function gives you the name of the DAY. Below are the best DB2 examples.

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- Next_Day Function needs two parameters.
- [DATE and](https://srinimf.com/2014/05/11/db2-date-and-timestamp-timezone/) DAY name.
- It gives DATE of the coming DAY (that you supplied in input).

Related[DB2 Date, Time Examples for Advanced Learners](https://srinimf.com/2017/01/03/the-best-db2-datetime-examples-for-advanced-learners/)

## SQL Query Example NEXT_DAY.

```
SELECT ship_date, NEXT_DAY(ship_date, 'SAT') 
AS next_saturday,
   NEXT_DAY(ship_date, 'SAT') - ship_date AS num_days 
FROM orders;
```

Related[How to Retrieve Rows Using TimeStamp Best SQL Query](https://srinimf.com/2011/10/06/db2-spufi-comparison-timestamp/)

It calculates following **Saturday Date **from **ship_date**.

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- DAYNAME, DAYOFWEEK and MONTHNAME Functions need one parameter. i.e CURRENT TIMESTAMP.

## SQL Query [to Use](https://srinimf.com/2022/12/26/these-python-datetime-classes-developers-should-know/) Functions of DAYNAME, DAYOFWEEK, MONTHNAME.

```
SELECT CURRENT TIMESTAMP
,DAYNAME(CURRET TIMESTAMP)
,DAYOFWEEK(CURRENT TIMESTAMP)
,MONTHNAME(CURRENT TIMESTAMP)
FROM 
SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1;
```

This SQL query extracts Day name, Day of week, and Month name.

1# **DAYNAME:**

Sunday, Monday,…

2# **DAYOFWEEK:**

1-Sunday, 2-Monday…

3# **MONTHNAME:**

JANUARY, FEBRUARY…

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