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()): 01-Jul-25
DateFormat(now(),"mmm-dd-yyyy"):Jul-01-2025
 
DateFormat(now(),"m"): 7
DateFormat(now(),"mm"): 07
DateFormat(now(),"mmm"): Jul
DateFormat(now(),"mmmm"): July
 
DateFormat(now(),"d"): 1
DateFormat(now(),"dd"): 01
DateFormat(now(),"ddd"): Tue
DateFormat(now(),"dddd"): Tuesday
 
DateFormat(now(),"y"): 2025
DateFormat(now(),"yy"): 25
DateFormat(now(),"yyyy"): 2025
 
DateFormat(now(),"short"): 7/1/25
DateFormat(now(),"medium"): Jul 1, 2025
DateFormat(now(),"long"): July 1, 2025
DateFormat(now(),"full"): Tuesday, July 1, 2025
 
TimeFormat(now()): 11:44 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss t"):11:44:09 P
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss tt"):11:44:09 PM
12 hour format
TimeFormat(now(),"h"): 11
TimeFormat(now(),"hh"): 11
24 hour format 00:00 to 23:00
TimeFormat(now(),"H"): 23
TimeFormat(now(),"HH"): 23
 
TimeFormat(now(),"m"): 44
TimeFormat(now(),"mm"): 44
 
TimeFormat(now(),"s"): 9
TimeFormat(now(),"ss"): 09
 
TimeFormat(now(),"1"): 1
 
TimeFormat(now(),"t"): P
TimeFormat(now(),"tt"): PM
 
TimeFormat(now(),"short"): 11:44 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"medium"): 11:44:09 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"long"): 11:44:09 PM EDT
TimeFormat(now(),"full"): 11:44:09 PM EDT



Time: 11:44 PM