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()): 27-Mar-25
DateFormat(now(),"mmm-dd-yyyy"):Mar-27-2025
 
DateFormat(now(),"m"): 3
DateFormat(now(),"mm"): 03
DateFormat(now(),"mmm"): Mar
DateFormat(now(),"mmmm"): March
 
DateFormat(now(),"d"): 27
DateFormat(now(),"dd"): 27
DateFormat(now(),"ddd"): Thu
DateFormat(now(),"dddd"): Thursday
 
DateFormat(now(),"y"): 2025
DateFormat(now(),"yy"): 25
DateFormat(now(),"yyyy"): 2025
 
DateFormat(now(),"short"): 3/27/25
DateFormat(now(),"medium"): Mar 27, 2025
DateFormat(now(),"long"): March 27, 2025
DateFormat(now(),"full"): Thursday, March 27, 2025
 
TimeFormat(now()): 10:45 AM
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss t"):10:45:42 A
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss tt"):10:45:42 AM
12 hour format
TimeFormat(now(),"h"): 10
TimeFormat(now(),"hh"): 10
24 hour format 00:00 to 23:00
TimeFormat(now(),"H"): 10
TimeFormat(now(),"HH"): 10
 
TimeFormat(now(),"m"): 45
TimeFormat(now(),"mm"): 45
 
TimeFormat(now(),"s"): 42
TimeFormat(now(),"ss"): 42
 
TimeFormat(now(),"1"): 1
 
TimeFormat(now(),"t"): A
TimeFormat(now(),"tt"): AM
 
TimeFormat(now(),"short"): 10:45 AM
TimeFormat(now(),"medium"): 10:45:42 AM
TimeFormat(now(),"long"): 10:45:42 AM EDT
TimeFormat(now(),"full"): 10:45:42 AM EDT



Time: 10:45 AM