Trabalhando com datas no Banco Oracle

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SELECT SYSDATE DATA_ATUAL,
ADD_MONTHS(SYSDATE,-1) MENOS_UM_MES,
ADD_MONTHS(SYSDATE,1) MAIS_UM_MES,
LAST_DAY(SYSDATE) ULTIMO_DIA_MES,
TRUNC(SYSDATE,'MONTH') PRIMEIRO_DIA_MES,
MONTHS_BETWEEN(SYSDATE,'01-JAN-2001') QTD_MES,
FLOOR(MONTHS_BETWEEN(SYSDATE,'01-JAN-2001')) ARREDONDA_ABAIXO,
CEIL(MONTHS_BETWEEN(SYSDATE,'01-JAN-2001')) ARREDONDA_ACIMA,
ABS(MONTHS_BETWEEN(SYSDATE,'01-JAN-2001')) VALOR_ABSOLUTO,
ROUND((MONTHS_BETWEEN(SYSDATE,'01-JAN-2001')),2) ARREDONDA,
TRUNC(SYSDATE,'year') PRIMEIRO_DIA_ANO,
to_char(SYSDATE,'dd " DE " FMMONTH " DE " YYYY','nls_date_language=portuguese') DIAMES_EXTENSO,
to_char(SYSDATE,'FMMONTH " DE " YYYY','nls_date_language=portuguese') MES_EXTENSO,
TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'HH24:MI') HORA_MINUTO,
to_char(sysdate,'FMMonth','nls_date_language=portuguese') mes_corrente,
to_date(lpad(to_char(1234),4,'0'),'hh24mi') dias_data,
Floor(floor(months_between(SYSDATE,SYSDATE)) / 12) IDADE,
decode(TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'D')),2,'segunda-feira',3,'terça-feira',4,'quarta-feira',
5,'quinta-feira',6,'sexta-feira',7,'sabado',1,'domingo') dia_da_semana
FROM DUAL