MySQL + SQL · Lesson 1
First Last Day Month
Month Boundaries
MySQL can find the first and last day of the current (or any) month using built-in date functions.
The Queries
-- first day of current month
SELECT DATE_FORMAT(CURDATE(), '%Y-%m-01') AS first_day;
-- last day of current month
SELECT LAST_DAY(CURDATE()) AS last_day;first_day: 2026-06-01
last_day: 2026-06-30
Summary
- First day:
DATE_FORMAT(CURDATE(), '%Y-%m-01'). - Last day:
LAST_DAY(CURDATE()).