sql get month from date

-- Using MONTH() and GETDATE() function to fetch current month
SELECT MONTH(getdate()) AS "Present Month";

-- Using DATEPART() function and GETDATE() function
SELECT DATEPART(MONTH, GETDATE()) as "Present Month Of the Year";

-- Getting the name of the current month
SELECT FORMAT(GETDATE(),'MMMM') AS Month;

-- Will return 'November'
select to_char(to_date('15-11-2010', 'DD-MM-YYYY'), 'Month') from dual

SELECT EXTRACT(MONTH FROM '2018-08-01')
SELECT EXTRACT(MONTH FROM date)