select convert(varchar(10), GETDATE(), 108)

returned 17:36:56 when I ran it a few moments ago.

You might want to check out this old thread.

If you can omit AM/PM portion and using SQL Server 2008, you should go with the approach suggested here

To get the rid from nenoseconds in time(SQL Server 2008), do as below :

SELECT CONVERT(TIME(0),GETDATE()) AS HourMinuteSecond

I hope it helps!!

Did you try to make a cast from date to time?

select cast(getdate() as time)

Reviewing the question, I saw the 'AM/PM' at end. So, my answer for this question is:

select format(getdate(), 'hh:mm:ss tt')

Run on Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and Later.

To get the format you want:

SELECT (substring(CONVERT(VARCHAR,GETDATE(),22),10,8) + ' ' + SUBSTRING(CONVERT(VARCHAR,getdate(),22), 19,2))

Why are you pulling this from sql?

Let's try this

select convert(varchar, getdate(), 108) 

Just try a few moment ago

If it's SQL Server 2005 there is no TIME datatype. The easiest way to get only the time component is to set the date to 1/1/1900.

DECLARE @time DATETIME

SET @Time = GETDATE()

SELECT DATEADD(dd,DATEDIFF(dd,@time,'1/1/1900'),@time)

You will be able to get the time using below query:

select left((convert(time(0), GETDATE ())),5)

You can use the datapart to maintain time date type and you can compare it to another time.
Check below example:

declare @fromtime time = '09:30'
declare @totime time
SET @totime=CONVERT(TIME, CONCAT(DATEPART(HOUR, GETDATE()),':', DATEPART(MINUTE, GETDATE())))
if @fromtime <= @totime 
begin print 'true' end
else begin print 'no' end