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()): 14-Dec-25
DateFormat(now(),"mmm-dd-yyyy"):Dec-14-2025
 
DateFormat(now(),"m"): 12
DateFormat(now(),"mm"): 12
DateFormat(now(),"mmm"): Dec
DateFormat(now(),"mmmm"): December
 
DateFormat(now(),"d"): 14
DateFormat(now(),"dd"): 14
DateFormat(now(),"ddd"): Sun
DateFormat(now(),"dddd"): Sunday
 
DateFormat(now(),"y"): 2025
DateFormat(now(),"yy"): 25
DateFormat(now(),"yyyy"): 2025
 
DateFormat(now(),"short"): 12/14/25
DateFormat(now(),"medium"): Dec 14, 2025
DateFormat(now(),"long"): December 14, 2025
DateFormat(now(),"full"): Sunday, December 14, 2025
 
TimeFormat(now()): 06:21 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss t"):06:21:21 P
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss tt"):06:21:21 PM
12 hour format
TimeFormat(now(),"h"): 6
TimeFormat(now(),"hh"): 06
24 hour format 00:00 to 23:00
TimeFormat(now(),"H"): 18
TimeFormat(now(),"HH"): 18
 
TimeFormat(now(),"m"): 21
TimeFormat(now(),"mm"): 21
 
TimeFormat(now(),"s"): 21
TimeFormat(now(),"ss"): 21
 
TimeFormat(now(),"1"): 1
 
TimeFormat(now(),"t"): P
TimeFormat(now(),"tt"): PM
 
TimeFormat(now(),"short"): 6:21 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"medium"): 6:21:21 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"long"): 6:21:21 PM EST
TimeFormat(now(),"full"): 6:21:21 PM EST



Time: 06:21 PM