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()): 27-Jul-24
DateFormat(now(),"mmm-dd-yyyy"):Jul-27-2024
 
DateFormat(now(),"m"): 7
DateFormat(now(),"mm"): 07
DateFormat(now(),"mmm"): Jul
DateFormat(now(),"mmmm"): July
 
DateFormat(now(),"d"): 27
DateFormat(now(),"dd"): 27
DateFormat(now(),"ddd"): Sat
DateFormat(now(),"dddd"): Saturday
 
DateFormat(now(),"y"): 2024
DateFormat(now(),"yy"): 24
DateFormat(now(),"yyyy"): 2024
 
DateFormat(now(),"short"): 7/27/24
DateFormat(now(),"medium"): Jul 27, 2024
DateFormat(now(),"long"): July 27, 2024
DateFormat(now(),"full"): Saturday, July 27, 2024
 
TimeFormat(now()): 09:53 AM
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss t"):09:53:35 A
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss tt"):09:53:35 AM
12 hour format
TimeFormat(now(),"h"): 9
TimeFormat(now(),"hh"): 09
24 hour format 00:00 to 23:00
TimeFormat(now(),"H"): 9
TimeFormat(now(),"HH"): 09
 
TimeFormat(now(),"m"): 53
TimeFormat(now(),"mm"): 53
 
TimeFormat(now(),"s"): 35
TimeFormat(now(),"ss"): 35
 
TimeFormat(now(),"1"): 1
 
TimeFormat(now(),"t"): A
TimeFormat(now(),"tt"): AM
 
TimeFormat(now(),"short"): 9:53 AM
TimeFormat(now(),"medium"): 9:53:35 AM
TimeFormat(now(),"long"): 9:53:35 AM EDT
TimeFormat(now(),"full"): 9:53:35 AM EDT



Time: 09:53 AM