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()): 24-May-25
DateFormat(now(),"mmm-dd-yyyy"):May-24-2025
 
DateFormat(now(),"m"): 5
DateFormat(now(),"mm"): 05
DateFormat(now(),"mmm"): May
DateFormat(now(),"mmmm"): May
 
DateFormat(now(),"d"): 24
DateFormat(now(),"dd"): 24
DateFormat(now(),"ddd"): Sat
DateFormat(now(),"dddd"): Saturday
 
DateFormat(now(),"y"): 2025
DateFormat(now(),"yy"): 25
DateFormat(now(),"yyyy"): 2025
 
DateFormat(now(),"short"): 5/24/25
DateFormat(now(),"medium"): May 24, 2025
DateFormat(now(),"long"): May 24, 2025
DateFormat(now(),"full"): Saturday, May 24, 2025
 
TimeFormat(now()): 10:44 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss t"):10:44:10 P
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss tt"):10:44:10 PM
12 hour format
TimeFormat(now(),"h"): 10
TimeFormat(now(),"hh"): 10
24 hour format 00:00 to 23:00
TimeFormat(now(),"H"): 22
TimeFormat(now(),"HH"): 22
 
TimeFormat(now(),"m"): 44
TimeFormat(now(),"mm"): 44
 
TimeFormat(now(),"s"): 10
TimeFormat(now(),"ss"): 10
 
TimeFormat(now(),"1"): 1
 
TimeFormat(now(),"t"): P
TimeFormat(now(),"tt"): PM
 
TimeFormat(now(),"short"): 10:44 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"medium"): 10:44:10 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"long"): 10:44:10 PM EDT
TimeFormat(now(),"full"): 10:44:10 PM EDT



Time: 10:44 PM