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()): 06-Jun-23
DateFormat(now(),"mmm-dd-yyyy"):Jun-06-2023
 
DateFormat(now(),"m"): 6
DateFormat(now(),"mm"): 06
DateFormat(now(),"mmm"): Jun
DateFormat(now(),"mmmm"): June
 
DateFormat(now(),"d"): 6
DateFormat(now(),"dd"): 06
DateFormat(now(),"ddd"): Tue
DateFormat(now(),"dddd"): Tuesday
 
DateFormat(now(),"y"): 2023
DateFormat(now(),"yy"): 23
DateFormat(now(),"yyyy"): 2023
 
DateFormat(now(),"short"): 6/6/23
DateFormat(now(),"medium"): Jun 6, 2023
DateFormat(now(),"long"): June 6, 2023
DateFormat(now(),"full"): Tuesday, June 6, 2023
 
TimeFormat(now()): 11:17 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss t"):11:17:47 P
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss tt"):11:17:47 PM
12 hour format
TimeFormat(now(),"h"): 11
TimeFormat(now(),"hh"): 11
24 hour format 00:00 to 23:00
TimeFormat(now(),"H"): 23
TimeFormat(now(),"HH"): 23
 
TimeFormat(now(),"m"): 17
TimeFormat(now(),"mm"): 17
 
TimeFormat(now(),"s"): 47
TimeFormat(now(),"ss"): 47
 
TimeFormat(now(),"1"): 1
 
TimeFormat(now(),"t"): P
TimeFormat(now(),"tt"): PM
 
TimeFormat(now(),"short"): 11:17 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"medium"): 11:17:47 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"long"): 11:17:47 PM EDT
TimeFormat(now(),"full"): 11:17:47 PM EDT



Time: 11:17 PM