>>-QUARTER--(--expression--)-----------------------------------><
The schema is SYSFUN.
Returns an integer value in the range 1 to 4 representing the quarter of the year for the date specified in the argument.
The argument must be a date, timestamp, or a valid character string representation of a date or timestamp that is neither a CLOB nor a LONG VARCHAR.
The result of the function is INTEGER. The result can be null; if the argument is null, the result is the null value.