TIMEFROMPARTS()

Returns a time value for the specified time and with the specified precision.

Signature

TIMEFROMPARTS ( hour, minute, seconds, fractions, precision )

Parameters

  • hour — Integer expression specifying hours.
  • minute — Integer expression specifying minutes.
  • seconds — Integer expression specifying seconds.
  • fractions — Integer expression specifying fractions.
  • precision — Integer literal specifying the precision of the time value to be returned.

Examples

SELECT TIMEFROMPARTS ( 23, 59, 59, 0, 0 ) AS Result;
23:59:59

Run against SQL Server 16.0.4265.3 on 2026-09-13. This is the output we got, not the documentation’s.

Available on

  • SQL Server 2017 and later
  • Azure SQL Database
  • Azure SQL Managed Instance
  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Analytics Platform System (PDW)
  • Fabric SQL database

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