## Syntax
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Start((START)) --> MILLISECOND[MILLISECOND]:::quoted
MILLISECOND --> End((END))
```
The `MILLISECOND` SQL function extracts the milliseconds from a date/time.
See also [[DAY]], [[HOUR]], [[MICROSECOND]], [[MINUTE]], [[MONTH]], [[SECOND]] and [[YEAR]].
Parameters:
- Input (`datetime`): the date/time to extract the milliseconds from.
Returns: the milliseconds as an `int32`.
## Examples
The following example extracts the milliseconds from current system date/time in UTC:
```sql
select millisecond(sysdateutc)
-------------------
773
```