DATE and TIME formatting code examples

"now()" returns the current system time. You can replace "now()" with any valid date field. For example:
     <cfset MyDateTimeNow = now()>
     #DateFormat(MyDateTimeNow,"mm-dd-yy")#


DateFormat(now()): 10-Sep-26
DateFormat(now(),"mmm-dd-yyyy"):Sep-10-2026
 
DateFormat(now(),"m"): 9
DateFormat(now(),"mm"): 09
DateFormat(now(),"mmm"): Sep
DateFormat(now(),"mmmm"): September
 
DateFormat(now(),"d"): 10
DateFormat(now(),"dd"): 10
DateFormat(now(),"ddd"): Thu
DateFormat(now(),"dddd"): Thursday
 
DateFormat(now(),"y"): 2026
DateFormat(now(),"yy"): 26
DateFormat(now(),"yyyy"): 2026
 
DateFormat(now(),"short"): 9/10/26
DateFormat(now(),"medium"): Sep 10, 2026
DateFormat(now(),"long"): September 10, 2026
DateFormat(now(),"full"): Thursday, September 10, 2026
 
TimeFormat(now()): 09:11 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss t"):09:11:53 P
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss tt"):09:11:53 PM
12 hour format
TimeFormat(now(),"h"): 9
TimeFormat(now(),"hh"): 09
24 hour format 00:00 to 23:00
TimeFormat(now(),"H"): 21
TimeFormat(now(),"HH"): 21
 
TimeFormat(now(),"m"): 11
TimeFormat(now(),"mm"): 11
 
TimeFormat(now(),"s"): 53
TimeFormat(now(),"ss"): 53
 
TimeFormat(now(),"1"): 1
 
TimeFormat(now(),"t"): P
TimeFormat(now(),"tt"): PM
 
TimeFormat(now(),"short"): 9:11 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"medium"): 9:11:53 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"long"): 9:11:53 PM EDT
TimeFormat(now(),"full"): 9:11:53 PM EDT



Time: 09:11 PM