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# ST_Y

Returns the latitude (Y coordinate) of a point Geography. Returns `NULL` for non-point geographies and empty points.

## Signatures

```sql theme={"system"}
ST_Y(A: Geography)
```

## Parameters

<ParamField body="A" type="Geography" required>The input point Geography.</ParamField>

## Return type

<ResponseField type="Double">The latitude, or `NULL`.</ResponseField>

## Example

```sql theme={"system"}
SELECT ST_Y(ST_GeogFromWKT('POINT (-73.9857 40.7484)'))
```

```text theme={"system"}
40.7484
```