select sysdate - interval '2' day from dual
select to_date('2013-03-22 15:43:51','yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss') - interval '1' day from dual;s
select sysdate - interval '2' day from dual
select to_date('2013-03-22 15:43:51','yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss') - interval '1' day from dual;s