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()): 19-Apr-24
DateFormat(now(),"mmm-dd-yyyy"):Apr-19-2024
 
DateFormat(now(),"m"): 4
DateFormat(now(),"mm"): 04
DateFormat(now(),"mmm"): Apr
DateFormat(now(),"mmmm"): April
 
DateFormat(now(),"d"): 19
DateFormat(now(),"dd"): 19
DateFormat(now(),"ddd"): Fri
DateFormat(now(),"dddd"): Friday
 
DateFormat(now(),"y"): 2024
DateFormat(now(),"yy"): 24
DateFormat(now(),"yyyy"): 2024
 
DateFormat(now(),"short"): 4/19/24
DateFormat(now(),"medium"): Apr 19, 2024
DateFormat(now(),"long"): April 19, 2024
DateFormat(now(),"full"): Friday, April 19, 2024
 
TimeFormat(now()): 02:35 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss t"):02:35:47 P
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss tt"):02:35:47 PM
12 hour format
TimeFormat(now(),"h"): 2
TimeFormat(now(),"hh"): 02
24 hour format 00:00 to 23:00
TimeFormat(now(),"H"): 14
TimeFormat(now(),"HH"): 14
 
TimeFormat(now(),"m"): 35
TimeFormat(now(),"mm"): 35
 
TimeFormat(now(),"s"): 47
TimeFormat(now(),"ss"): 47
 
TimeFormat(now(),"1"): 1
 
TimeFormat(now(),"t"): P
TimeFormat(now(),"tt"): PM
 
TimeFormat(now(),"short"): 2:35 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"medium"): 2:35:47 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"long"): 2:35:47 PM EDT
TimeFormat(now(),"full"): 2:35:47 PM EDT



Time: 02:35 PM