select to_char( generate_series( date( cast( to_char(current_date, 'YYYY' ) as integer) || '-02-01' ) , date( cast( to_char(current_date, 'YYYY' ) as integer) + 1 || '-01-01' ) , interval '1 month' ) - interval '1 day', 'DD') ; to_char --------- 31 28 31 30 31 30 31 31 30 31 30 31 (12 rows) #### select to_char(generate_series('20140201','20150101',interval'1mon')-interval'1','DD'); #### select to_char(generate_series('140201','150101',interval'1mon')-interval'1','DD'); -- Pg (9.5dev) SELECT TO_CHAR(ADD_MONTHS(DATE'14-1-1',LEVEL)-1,'DD')FROM Dual CONNECT BY LEVEL<13; -- Oracle (10g) SELECT TO_CHAR(TO_DATE(LEVEL,'MM')-1,'DD')FROM Dual CONNECT BY LEVEL<13; select to_char(to_date(generate_series(2,13)::text,'MM')+interval'1y -1s','DD'); -- Pg. awful but works :) SELECT TO_CHAR(LAST_DAY(TO_DATE(LEVEL,'MM')),'DD')FROM Dual CONNECT BY LEVEL<13; -- Oracle. "saved 3 char' SELECT TO_CHAR(TO_DATE(LEVEL,'MM')-1,'DD')FROM Dual CONNECT BY LEVEL<13; -- Oracle. "start from december" (shortest) select 30+(3+(3*m+3)%5-(3*m+1)%5)/5from generate_series(3,13)f(m); -- wrog's (short but incomplete: march through january)