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<?php
$start = \Carbon\Carbon::now()->startOfMonth()->todateTimeString() ;
// returns
"2018-06-01 00:00:00"

$start = \Carbon\Carbon::now()->startOfMonth()->toDateString() ;
// returns 
"2021-06-01"


$end = \Carbon\Carbon::now()->endOfMonth()->todateTimeString() ;
// returns 
"2018-06-30 23:59:59"

$end = \Carbon\Carbon::now()->endOfMonth()->toDateString() ;
// returns 
"2021-06-30"