diff --git a/docs/bigquery.md b/docs/bigquery.md
index 905543d..7311109 100644
--- a/docs/bigquery.md
+++ b/docs/bigquery.md
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ See something that you would like to see supported? [Open an issue](https://gith
 * [trim](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.trim.html)
 * [trunc](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.trunc.html)
     * Shorthand expressions not supported. Ex: Use `month` instead of `mon`
+* [try_to_timestamp](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.try_to_timestamp.html)
 * [typeof](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.typeof.html)
 * [ucase](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.ucase.html)
 * [unbase64](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.unbase64.html)
diff --git a/docs/duckdb.md b/docs/duckdb.md
index 9a1b257..070fef5 100644
--- a/docs/duckdb.md
+++ b/docs/duckdb.md
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ See something that you would like to see supported? [Open an issue](https://gith
 * [date_format](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.date_format.html)
 * [date_sub](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.date_sub.html)
 * [date_trunc](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.date_trunc.html)
+* [day](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.day.html)
 * [dayofmonth](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.dayofmonth.html)
 * [dayofweek](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.dayofweek.html)
 * [dayofyear](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.dayofyear.html)
@@ -411,6 +412,7 @@ See something that you would like to see supported? [Open an issue](https://gith
 * [trim](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.trim.html)
 * [trunc](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.trunc.html)
 * [try_element_at](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.try_element_at.html)
+* [try_to_timestamp](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.try_to_timestamp.html)
 * [typeof](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.typeof.html)
 * [ucase](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.ucase.html)
 * [unbase64](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.unbase64.html)
diff --git a/docs/postgres.md b/docs/postgres.md
index 2483566..05ce5cf 100644
--- a/docs/postgres.md
+++ b/docs/postgres.md
@@ -403,6 +403,8 @@ See something that you would like to see supported? [Open an issue](https://gith
 * [trunc](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.trunc.html)
 * [try_element_at](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.try_element_at.html)
   * Negative index returns null and cannot lookup elements in maps
+* [try_to_timestamp](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.try_to_timestamp.html)
+* [typeof](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.typeof.html)
 * [ucase](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.ucase.html)
 * [unbase64](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.unbase64.html)
 * [unix_timestamp](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.unix_timestamp.html)
diff --git a/docs/snowflake.md b/docs/snowflake.md
index 161704b..393f501 100644
--- a/docs/snowflake.md
+++ b/docs/snowflake.md
@@ -444,6 +444,8 @@ See something that you would like to see supported? [Open an issue](https://gith
 * [translate](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.translate.html)
 * [trim](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.trim.html)
 * [trunc](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.trunc.html)
+* [try_to_timestamp](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.try_to_timestamp.html)
+* [typeof](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.typeof.html)
 * [ucase](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.ucase.html)
 * [unbase64](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.unbase64.html)
 * [unhex](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/api/python/reference/pyspark.sql/api/pyspark.sql.functions.unhex.html)
diff --git a/sqlframe/base/function_alternatives.py b/sqlframe/base/function_alternatives.py
index 95e0a77..12faf71 100644
--- a/sqlframe/base/function_alternatives.py
+++ b/sqlframe/base/function_alternatives.py
@@ -561,6 +561,14 @@ def to_date_from_timestamp(col: ColumnOrName, format: t.Optional[str] = None) ->
     return to_date(to_timestamp(col, format))
 
 
+def to_date_time_format(col: ColumnOrName, format: t.Optional[str] = None) -> Column:
+    from sqlframe.base.functions import to_date
+
+    lit = get_func_from_session("lit")
+    format = lit(format or spark_default_time_format())
+    return to_date(col, format=format)
+
+
 def last_day_with_cast(col: ColumnOrName) -> Column:
     from sqlframe.base.functions import last_day
 
@@ -1519,3 +1527,86 @@ def to_unix_timestamp_include_default_format(
     else:
         format = format_time_from_spark(format)
     return to_unix_timestamp(timestamp, format)
+
+
+def day_with_try_to_timestamp(col: ColumnOrName) -> Column:
+    from sqlframe.base.functions import day
+
+    try_to_timestamp = get_func_from_session("try_to_timestamp")
+    to_date = get_func_from_session("to_date")
+    when = get_func_from_session("when")
+    _is_string = get_func_from_session("_is_string")
+    coalesce = get_func_from_session("coalesce")
+    return day(
+        when(
+            _is_string(col),
+            coalesce(try_to_timestamp(col), to_date(col)),
+        ).otherwise(col)
+    )
+
+
+def try_to_timestamp_strptime(col: ColumnOrName, format: t.Optional[ColumnOrName] = None) -> Column:
+    lit = get_func_from_session("lit")
+
+    format = lit(format or spark_default_time_format())
+    return Column.invoke_anonymous_function(col, "TRY_STRPTIME", format_time_from_spark(format))  # type: ignore
+
+
+def try_to_timestamp_safe(col: ColumnOrName, format: t.Optional[ColumnOrName] = None) -> Column:
+    lit = get_func_from_session("lit")
+
+    format = lit(format or spark_default_time_format())
+    return Column.invoke_anonymous_function(
+        format_time_from_spark(format),  # type: ignore
+        "SAFE.PARSE_TIMESTAMP",
+        col,  # type: ignore
+    )
+
+
+def try_to_timestamp_pgtemp(col: ColumnOrName, format: t.Optional[ColumnOrName] = None) -> Column:
+    lit = get_func_from_session("lit")
+
+    format = lit(format or spark_default_time_format())
+    return Column.invoke_anonymous_function(
+        col,
+        "pg_temp.TRY_TO_TIMESTAMP",
+        format_time_from_spark(format),  # type: ignore
+    )
+
+
+def typeof_pg_typeof(col: ColumnOrName) -> Column:
+    return Column.invoke_anonymous_function(col, "pg_typeof").cast("regtype").cast("text")
+
+
+def typeof_from_variant(col: ColumnOrName) -> Column:
+    col = Column.invoke_anonymous_function(col, "TO_VARIANT")
+    return Column.invoke_anonymous_function(col, "TYPEOF")
+
+
+def _is_string_using_typeof_varchar(col: ColumnOrName) -> Column:
+    typeof = get_func_from_session("typeof")
+    lit = get_func_from_session("lit")
+    return lit(typeof(col) == lit("VARCHAR"))
+
+
+def _is_string_using_typeof_char_varying(col: ColumnOrName) -> Column:
+    typeof = get_func_from_session("typeof")
+    lit = get_func_from_session("lit")
+    return lit(
+        (typeof(col) == lit("text"))
+        | (typeof(col) == lit("character varying"))
+        | (typeof(col) == lit("unknown"))
+        | (typeof(col) == lit("text"))
+    )
+
+
+def _is_string_using_typeof_string(col: ColumnOrName) -> Column:
+    typeof = get_func_from_session("typeof")
+    lit = get_func_from_session("lit")
+    return lit(typeof(col) == lit("STRING"))
+
+
+def _is_string_using_typeof_string_lcase(col: ColumnOrName) -> Column:
+    typeof = get_func_from_session("typeof")
+    lit = get_func_from_session("lit")
+    return lit(typeof(col) == lit("string"))
diff --git a/sqlframe/base/functions.py b/sqlframe/base/functions.py
index 1d4aa76..37bb94b 100644
--- a/sqlframe/base/functions.py
+++ b/sqlframe/base/functions.py
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@
 
 from sqlframe.base.column import Column
 from sqlframe.base.decorators import func_metadata as meta
-from sqlframe.base.util import format_time_from_spark, spark_default_time_format
+from sqlframe.base.util import (
+    format_time_from_spark,
+    get_func_from_session,
+    spark_default_date_format,
+    spark_default_time_format,
+)
 
 if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pyspark.sql.session import SparkContext
@@ -877,7 +882,7 @@ def months_between(
 
 @meta()
 def to_date(col: ColumnOrName, format: t.Optional[str] = None) -> Column:
-    format = lit(format or spark_default_time_format())
+    format = lit(format or spark_default_date_format())
     if format is not None:
         return Column.invoke_expression_over_column(
             col, expression.TsOrDsToDate, format=format_time_from_spark(format)
@@ -1743,7 +1748,7 @@ def map_zip_with(
     return Column.invoke_anonymous_function(col1, "MAP_ZIP_WITH", col2, Column(f_expression))
 
 
-@meta(unsupported_engines=["postgres", "snowflake"])
+@meta()
 def typeof(col: ColumnOrName) -> Column:
     return Column.invoke_anonymous_function(col, "TYPEOF")
 
@@ -2162,7 +2167,7 @@ def datepart(field: ColumnOrName, source: ColumnOrName) -> Column:
     return Column.invoke_anonymous_function(field, "datepart", source)
 
 
-@meta(unsupported_engines="*")
+@meta(unsupported_engines=["bigquery", "postgres", "snowflake"])
 def day(col: ColumnOrName) -> Column:
     return Column.invoke_expression_over_column(col, expression.Day)
 
@@ -5277,7 +5282,7 @@ def try_element_at(col: ColumnOrName, extraction: ColumnOrName) -> Column:
     )
 
 
-@meta(unsupported_engines="*")
+@meta()
 def try_to_timestamp(col: ColumnOrName, format: t.Optional[ColumnOrName] = None) -> Column:
     """
     Parses the `col` with the `format` to a timestamp. The function always
@@ -5302,10 +5307,8 @@ def try_to_timestamp(col: ColumnOrName, format: t.Optional[ColumnOrName] = None)
     >>> df.select(try_to_timestamp(df.t, lit('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss')).alias('dt')).collect()
     [Row(dt=datetime.datetime(1997, 2, 28, 10, 30))]
     """
-    if format is not None:
-        return Column.invoke_anonymous_function(col, "try_to_timestamp", format)
-    else:
-        return Column.invoke_anonymous_function(col, "try_to_timestamp")
+    format = lit(format or spark_default_time_format())
+    return Column.invoke_anonymous_function(col, "try_to_timestamp", format_time_from_spark(format))  # type: ignore
 
 
 @meta()
@@ -5797,6 +5800,20 @@ def years(col: ColumnOrName) -> Column:
     return Column.invoke_anonymous_function(col, "years")
 
 
+# SQLFrame specific
+@meta()
+def _is_string(col: ColumnOrName) -> Column:
+    col = Column.invoke_anonymous_function(col, "TO_VARIANT")
+    return Column.invoke_anonymous_function(col, "IS_VARCHAR")
+
+
+@meta()
+def _is_date(col: ColumnOrName) -> Column:
+    typeof = get_func_from_session("typeof")
+    upper = get_func_from_session("upper")
+    return lit(upper(typeof(col)) == lit("DATE"))
+
+
 @meta()
 def _lambda_quoted(value: str) -> t.Optional[bool]:
     return False if value == "_" else None
diff --git a/sqlframe/base/util.py b/sqlframe/base/util.py
index 2787df2..787efd1 100644
--- a/sqlframe/base/util.py
+++ b/sqlframe/base/util.py
@@ -365,3 +365,7 @@ def format_time_from_spark(value: ColumnOrLiteral) -> Column:
 
 def spark_default_time_format() -> str:
     return Dialect["spark"].TIME_FORMAT.strip("'")
+
+
+def spark_default_date_format() -> str:
+    return Dialect["spark"].DATE_FORMAT.strip("'")
diff --git a/sqlframe/bigquery/functions.py b/sqlframe/bigquery/functions.py
index c8fc74d..05a4233 100644
--- a/sqlframe/bigquery/functions.py
+++ b/sqlframe/bigquery/functions.py
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
     array_union_using_array_concat as array_union,
     sequence_from_generate_array as sequence,
     position_as_strpos as position,
+    try_to_timestamp_safe as try_to_timestamp,
+    _is_string_using_typeof_string as _is_string,
 )
 
 
diff --git a/sqlframe/duckdb/functions.py b/sqlframe/duckdb/functions.py
index f6dd9a2..5299a03 100644
--- a/sqlframe/duckdb/functions.py
+++ b/sqlframe/duckdb/functions.py
@@ -46,4 +46,7 @@
     array_max_from_sort as array_max,
     sequence_from_generate_series as sequence,
     try_element_at_zero_based as try_element_at,
+    day_with_try_to_timestamp as day,
+    try_to_timestamp_strptime as try_to_timestamp,
+    _is_string_using_typeof_varchar as _is_string,
 )
diff --git a/sqlframe/postgres/functions.py b/sqlframe/postgres/functions.py
index 0248086..99dff56 100644
--- a/sqlframe/postgres/functions.py
+++ b/sqlframe/postgres/functions.py
@@ -64,4 +64,7 @@
     right_cast_len as right,
     position_cast_start as position,
     try_element_at_zero_based as try_element_at,
+    try_to_timestamp_pgtemp as try_to_timestamp,
+    typeof_pg_typeof as typeof,
+    _is_string_using_typeof_char_varying as _is_string,
 )
diff --git a/sqlframe/postgres/session.py b/sqlframe/postgres/session.py
index 1ecb0cf..021c7da 100644
--- a/sqlframe/postgres/session.py
+++ b/sqlframe/postgres/session.py
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ def __init__(self, conn: t.Optional[psycopg2_connection] = None):
         if not hasattr(self, "_conn"):
             super().__init__(conn)
             self._execute("CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS fuzzystrmatch")
+            self._execute("""CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION pg_temp.try_to_timestamp(input_text TEXT, format TEXT)
+RETURNS TIMESTAMP AS $$
+BEGIN
+    RETURN TO_TIMESTAMP(input_text, format);
+EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN
+    RETURN NULL;
+END;
+$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;""")
 
     def _fetch_rows(
         self, sql: t.Union[str, exp.Expression], *, quote_identifiers: bool = True
diff --git a/sqlframe/snowflake/functions.py b/sqlframe/snowflake/functions.py
index 2907609..fd6d6a0 100644
--- a/sqlframe/snowflake/functions.py
+++ b/sqlframe/snowflake/functions.py
@@ -63,4 +63,6 @@
     map_concat_using_map_cat as map_concat,
     sequence_from_array_generate_range as sequence,
     to_number_using_to_double as to_number,
+    typeof_from_variant as typeof,
+    to_date_time_format as to_date,
 )
diff --git a/sqlframe/spark/functions.py b/sqlframe/spark/functions.py
index d9cc8bf..ad12fdf 100644
--- a/sqlframe/spark/functions.py
+++ b/sqlframe/spark/functions.py
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@
     percentile_without_disc as percentile,
     add_months_by_multiplication as add_months,
     arrays_overlap_renamed as arrays_overlap,
+    _is_string_using_typeof_string_lcase as _is_string,
 )
diff --git a/tests/integration/engines/postgres/test_postgres_catalog.py b/tests/integration/engines/postgres/test_postgres_catalog.py
index 3bf6116..1225f77 100644
--- a/tests/integration/engines/postgres/test_postgres_catalog.py
+++ b/tests/integration/engines/postgres/test_postgres_catalog.py
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ def test_list_databases(postgres_session: PostgresSession):
         Database(name="db1", catalog="tests", description=None, locationUri=""),
         Database(name="information_schema", catalog="tests", description=None, locationUri=""),
         Database(name="pg_catalog", catalog="tests", description=None, locationUri=""),
+        Database(name="pg_temp_3", catalog="tests", description=None, locationUri=""),
         Database(name="pg_toast", catalog="tests", description=None, locationUri=""),
+        Database(name="pg_toast_temp_3", catalog="tests", description=None, locationUri=""),
         Database(name="public", catalog="tests", description=None, locationUri=""),
     ]
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/engines/test_int_functions.py b/tests/integration/engines/test_int_functions.py
index 1c791ec..99807cd 100644
--- a/tests/integration/engines/test_int_functions.py
+++ b/tests/integration/engines/test_int_functions.py
@@ -204,6 +204,24 @@ def test_typeof(get_session_and_func, get_types, arg, expected):
             pytest.skip("BigQuery doesn't support binary")
         if expected == "timestamp":
             expected = "datetime"
+    if isinstance(session, PostgresSession):
+        if expected.startswith("map"):
+            pytest.skip("Postgres doesn't support map types")
+        elif expected.startswith("struct"):
+            pytest.skip("Postgres doesn't support struct types")
+        elif expected == "binary":
+            pytest.skip("Postgres doesn't support binary")
+    if isinstance(session, SnowflakeSession):
+        if expected == "bigint":
+            expected = "int"
+        elif expected == "string":
+            expected = "varchar"
+        elif expected.startswith("map") or expected.startswith("struct"):
+            expected = "object"
+        elif expected.startswith("array"):
+            pytest.skip("Snowflake doesn't handle arrays properly in values clause")
+        elif expected == "timestamp":
+            expected = "timestampntz"
     result = df.select(typeof("col").alias("test")).first()[0]
     assert exp.DataType.build(result, dialect=dialect) == exp.DataType.build(
         expected, dialect=dialect
@@ -4849,12 +4867,16 @@ def test_try_to_timestamp(get_session_and_func, get_func):
     session, try_to_timestamp = get_session_and_func("try_to_timestamp")
     lit = get_func("lit", session)
     df = session.createDataFrame([("1997-02-28 10:30:00",)], ["t"])
-    assert df.select(try_to_timestamp(df.t).alias("dt")).first()[0] == datetime.datetime(
-        1997, 2, 28, 10, 30
-    )
-    assert df.select(try_to_timestamp(df.t, lit("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss")).alias("dt")).first()[
-        0
-    ] == datetime.datetime(1997, 2, 28, 10, 30)
+    result = df.select(try_to_timestamp(df.t).alias("dt")).first()[0]
+    if isinstance(session, BigQuerySession):
+        assert result == datetime.datetime(1997, 2, 28, 10, 30, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
+    else:
+        assert result == datetime.datetime(1997, 2, 28, 10, 30)
+    result = df.select(try_to_timestamp(df.t, lit("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss")).alias("dt")).first()[0]
+    if isinstance(session, BigQuerySession):
+        assert result == datetime.datetime(1997, 2, 28, 10, 30, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
+    else:
+        assert result == datetime.datetime(1997, 2, 28, 10, 30)
 
 
 def test_ucase(get_session_and_func, get_func):
@@ -5010,3 +5032,26 @@ def test_xpath_string(get_session_and_func, get_func):
     lit = get_func("lit", session)
     df = session.createDataFrame([("<a><b>b</b><c>cc</c></a>",)], ["x"])
     assert df.select(xpath_string(df.x, lit("a/c")).alias("r")).first()[0] == "cc"
+
+
+def test_is_string(get_session_and_func, get_func):
+    session, _is_string = get_session_and_func("_is_string")
+    lit = get_func("lit", session)
+    assert session.range(1).select(_is_string(lit("value")), _is_string(lit(1))).collect() == [
+        Row(v1=True, v2=False)
+    ]
+
+
+def test_is_date(get_session_and_func, get_func):
+    session, _is_date = get_session_and_func("_is_date")
+    to_date = get_func("to_date", session)
+    lit = get_func("lit", session)
+    assert session.range(1).select(
+        _is_date(to_date(lit("2021-01-01"), "yyyy-MM-dd")), _is_date(lit("2021-01-01"))
+    ).collect() == [Row(v1=True, v2=False)]
+
+
+# def test_
+
+# typeof = get_func("typeof", session)
+# assert session.range(1).select(typeof(to_date(lit("2021-01-01"), 'yyyy-MM-dd'))).collect() == [Row(value=True)]
diff --git a/tests/unit/standalone/test_functions.py b/tests/unit/standalone/test_functions.py
index 3c1a69b..ef4cf53 100644
--- a/tests/unit/standalone/test_functions.py
+++ b/tests/unit/standalone/test_functions.py
@@ -4636,9 +4636,9 @@ def test_try_element_at(expression, expected):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "expression, expected",
     [
-        (SF.try_to_timestamp("cola"), "TRY_TO_TIMESTAMP(cola)"),
-        (SF.try_to_timestamp(SF.col("cola")), "TRY_TO_TIMESTAMP(cola)"),
-        (SF.try_to_timestamp("cola", "colb"), "TRY_TO_TIMESTAMP(cola, colb)"),
+        (SF.try_to_timestamp("cola"), "TRY_TO_TIMESTAMP(cola, 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss')"),
+        (SF.try_to_timestamp(SF.col("cola")), "TRY_TO_TIMESTAMP(cola, 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss')"),
+        (SF.try_to_timestamp("cola", "blah"), "TRY_TO_TIMESTAMP(cola, 'blah')"),
     ],
 )
 def test_try_to_timestamp(expression, expected):