GETDATE()
COUNTS IN DAYSUse GETDATE() to get the current date/time
SELECT GETDATE() AS Result
MONTH()
Use MONTH() to return a numeric value of the current month
SELECT MONTH(GETDATE()) AS Result
-- or use DATEPART()
SELECT DATEPART(month, GETDATE()) AS Result
DATENAME()
Use DATENAME() to return a string value istead:
SELECT DATENAME(month, GETDATE()) AS Result
DATEDIFF()
Use DATEDIFF() to find the difference between two dates