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()): 15-Sep-25
DateFormat(now(),"mmm-dd-yyyy"):Sep-15-2025
 
DateFormat(now(),"m"): 9
DateFormat(now(),"mm"): 09
DateFormat(now(),"mmm"): Sep
DateFormat(now(),"mmmm"): September
 
DateFormat(now(),"d"): 15
DateFormat(now(),"dd"): 15
DateFormat(now(),"ddd"): Mon
DateFormat(now(),"dddd"): Monday
 
DateFormat(now(),"y"): 2025
DateFormat(now(),"yy"): 25
DateFormat(now(),"yyyy"): 2025
 
DateFormat(now(),"short"): 9/15/25
DateFormat(now(),"medium"): Sep 15, 2025
DateFormat(now(),"long"): September 15, 2025
DateFormat(now(),"full"): Monday, September 15, 2025
 
TimeFormat(now()): 03:59 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss t"):03:59:48 P
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss tt"):03:59:48 PM
12 hour format
TimeFormat(now(),"h"): 3
TimeFormat(now(),"hh"): 03
24 hour format 00:00 to 23:00
TimeFormat(now(),"H"): 15
TimeFormat(now(),"HH"): 15
 
TimeFormat(now(),"m"): 59
TimeFormat(now(),"mm"): 59
 
TimeFormat(now(),"s"): 48
TimeFormat(now(),"ss"): 48
 
TimeFormat(now(),"1"): 1
 
TimeFormat(now(),"t"): P
TimeFormat(now(),"tt"): PM
 
TimeFormat(now(),"short"): 3:59 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"medium"): 3:59:48 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"long"): 3:59:48 PM EDT
TimeFormat(now(),"full"): 3:59:48 PM EDT



Time: 03:59 PM