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You are doing everything right by using a to_date function and specifying the time. The time is there in the database. The trouble is just that when you select a column of DATE datatype from the database, the default format mask doesn't show the time.If you issue a. alter session set nls_date_format = 'dd/MON/yyyy hh24:mi:ss'.ou are doing everything right by using a to_date function and specifying the time. The time is there in the database. The trouble is just that when you select a column of DATE datatype from the database, the default format mask doesn't show the time.
1 Insert the current date and time. 2  Press âCtrl-;â and then press the spacebar and âCtrl-Shift-;â to insert a static value. 3  Type â=NOW()â to insert a dynamic value. 4  If needed, change the date format display. 5  Right-click in the cell containing the date and choose âFormat Cells,â then the âNumberâ tab.