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# DAYOFMONTH

## Syntax

```bnf
DAYOFMONTH(date)
```

## Description

Returns the day of the month for date, in the range `1` to `31`, or `0` for dates such as `'0000-00-00'` or `'2008-00-00'` which have a zero day part.

`DAY()` is a synonym.

## Examples

```sql
SELECT DAYOFMONTH('2007-02-03');
+--------------------------+
| DAYOFMONTH('2007-02-03') |
+--------------------------+
|                        3 |
+--------------------------+
```

```sql
CREATE TABLE t1 (d DATETIME);
INSERT INTO t1 VALUES
    ("2007-01-30 21:31:07"),
    ("1983-10-15 06:42:51"),
    ("2011-04-21 12:34:56"),
    ("2011-10-30 06:31:41"),
    ("2011-01-30 14:03:25"),
    ("2004-10-07 11:19:34");
```

```sql
SELECT d FROM t1 where DAYOFMONTH(d) = 30;
+---------------------+
| d                   |
+---------------------+
| 2007-01-30 21:31:07 |
| 2011-10-30 06:31:41 |
| 2011-01-30 14:03:25 |
+---------------------+
```

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