The following example gets the current date and time from the database using the SYSDATE function.
Converts it to a string using TO_CHAR() with the format MONTH DD, YYYY, HH24:MI:SS.
The time portion of this format indicates that the hours are in 24-hour format.
SQL> SQL> SELECT TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'MONTH DD, YYYY, HH24:MI:SS') 2 FROM dual; TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'MONTHDD,YYY ---------------------------- MAY 30, 2007, 21:29:42 SQL>