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()): 13-Mar-26
DateFormat(now(),"mmm-dd-yyyy"):Mar-13-2026
 
DateFormat(now(),"m"): 3
DateFormat(now(),"mm"): 03
DateFormat(now(),"mmm"): Mar
DateFormat(now(),"mmmm"): March
 
DateFormat(now(),"d"): 13
DateFormat(now(),"dd"): 13
DateFormat(now(),"ddd"): Fri
DateFormat(now(),"dddd"): Friday
 
DateFormat(now(),"y"): 2026
DateFormat(now(),"yy"): 26
DateFormat(now(),"yyyy"): 2026
 
DateFormat(now(),"short"): 3/13/26
DateFormat(now(),"medium"): Mar 13, 2026
DateFormat(now(),"long"): March 13, 2026
DateFormat(now(),"full"): Friday, March 13, 2026
 
TimeFormat(now()): 01:57 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss t"):01:57:11 P
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss tt"):01:57:11 PM
12 hour format
TimeFormat(now(),"h"): 1
TimeFormat(now(),"hh"): 01
24 hour format 00:00 to 23:00
TimeFormat(now(),"H"): 13
TimeFormat(now(),"HH"): 13
 
TimeFormat(now(),"m"): 57
TimeFormat(now(),"mm"): 57
 
TimeFormat(now(),"s"): 11
TimeFormat(now(),"ss"): 11
 
TimeFormat(now(),"1"): 1
 
TimeFormat(now(),"t"): P
TimeFormat(now(),"tt"): PM
 
TimeFormat(now(),"short"): 1:57 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"medium"): 1:57:11 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"long"): 1:57:11 PM EDT
TimeFormat(now(),"full"): 1:57:11 PM EDT



Time: 01:57 PM