LAST_DAY()
LAST_DAY() is a SQL function in the Date/Time Functions category. Returns the last day of the month for a given date. The syntax is LAST_DAY(date). It accepts date. It returns last day of month. A typical example: SELECT LAST_DAY(NOW()); -- 2026-06-30 SELECT LAST_DAY('2026-02-01'); -- 2026-02-28 A close relative is NOW(), which returns the current date and time as a timestamp. A close relative is CURDATE(), which returns the current date without time. A close relative is DATE(), which extracts the date part from a datetime expression. More about this category: Date and time functions — NOW, DATE, EXTRACT, DATEDIFF, DATE_ADD, DATE_FORMAT. Related Date/Time Functions entries: NOW(), CURDATE(), DATE(), EXTRACT(), DATE_ADD(), DATE_SUB(), DATEDIFF(), DATE_FORMAT(). This page is part of the free SQL Reference documentation covering 762+ statements, functions, and clauses, each with syntax, parameters, return values, and examples for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and SQLite.