mysql> SELECT NOW();
+---------------------+
| NOW()               |
+---------------------+
| 2007-03-27 16:04:01 | 
+---------------------+
1 row in set (0.36 sec)

mysql> SELECT CURDATE();
+------------+
| CURDATE()  |
+------------+
| 2007-03-27 | 
+------------+
1 row in set (0.34 sec)

mysql> SELECT CURTIME();
+-----------+
| CURTIME() |
+-----------+
| 16:04:28  | 
+-----------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
