QUARTER

Sample usage

QUARTER(Date)

Syntax

1) Returns the quarter from a Date value.

QUARTER(date_expression)

2) Returns the quarter from a compatibility mode Date value.

QUARTER(X [,format_string])

Parameters

• date_expression - a Date & Time field or expression.
• X - a field or expression that evaluates to Text, Number, or compatibility mode Date.
• format_string - format for X. Optional if X is correctly configured as a semantic date field.

Input format for compatibility mode dates

Supported date functions accept the following input formats if X is a Text field or expression, or compatibility mode Date:

• Any valid strptime format is accepted.
• 'BASIC': %Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S
• 'DEFAULT_DASH': %Y-%m-%d [%H:%M:%S]
• 'DEFAULT_SLASH': %Y/%m/%d [%H:%M:%S]
• 'DEFAULT_DECIMAL': %Y%m%d [%H:%M:%S
• 'RFC_1123': for example, Sat, 24 May 2008 20:09:47 GMT
• 'RFC_3339': for example, 2008-05-24T20:09:47Z
• 'DECIMAL_DATE': same as 'DEFAULT_DECIMAL'

Supported time functions accept the following input format if X is a Number field or expression:

• 'SECONDS': seconds since Epoch
• 'MILLIS': milliseconds since Epoch
• 'MICROS': microseconds since Epoch
• 'NANOS': nanoseconds since Epoch
• 'JULIAN_DATE': days since Epoch

Examples

Example formula	Input	Output
QUARTER(Date)	Jan 1, 2019	1
QUARTER(Date as Text, 'BASIC')	2019/01/01-09:40:45	1
QUARTER(Date as Number, 'SECONDS')	1561784874	2
QUARTER(Date as lots of Numbers, 'MILLIS')	1562004058620	3

Notes

This function works with both compatibility mode dates and upgraded Date and Date & Time data types.

Related resources

• Dates and times
• Calculated fields
• Looker Studio function list