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()): 05-Sep-26
DateFormat(now(),"mmm-dd-yyyy"):Sep-05-2026
 
DateFormat(now(),"m"): 9
DateFormat(now(),"mm"): 09
DateFormat(now(),"mmm"): Sep
DateFormat(now(),"mmmm"): September
 
DateFormat(now(),"d"): 5
DateFormat(now(),"dd"): 05
DateFormat(now(),"ddd"): Sat
DateFormat(now(),"dddd"): Saturday
 
DateFormat(now(),"y"): 2026
DateFormat(now(),"yy"): 26
DateFormat(now(),"yyyy"): 2026
 
DateFormat(now(),"short"): 9/5/26
DateFormat(now(),"medium"): Sep 5, 2026
DateFormat(now(),"long"): September 5, 2026
DateFormat(now(),"full"): Saturday, September 5, 2026
 
TimeFormat(now()): 08:28 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss t"):08:28:11 P
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss tt"):08:28:11 PM
12 hour format
TimeFormat(now(),"h"): 8
TimeFormat(now(),"hh"): 08
24 hour format 00:00 to 23:00
TimeFormat(now(),"H"): 20
TimeFormat(now(),"HH"): 20
 
TimeFormat(now(),"m"): 28
TimeFormat(now(),"mm"): 28
 
TimeFormat(now(),"s"): 11
TimeFormat(now(),"ss"): 11
 
TimeFormat(now(),"1"): 1
 
TimeFormat(now(),"t"): P
TimeFormat(now(),"tt"): PM
 
TimeFormat(now(),"short"): 8:28 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"medium"): 8:28:11 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"long"): 8:28:11 PM EDT
TimeFormat(now(),"full"): 8:28:11 PM EDT



Time: 08:28 PM