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()): 18-Jan-26
DateFormat(now(),"mmm-dd-yyyy"):Jan-18-2026
 
DateFormat(now(),"m"): 1
DateFormat(now(),"mm"): 01
DateFormat(now(),"mmm"): Jan
DateFormat(now(),"mmmm"): January
 
DateFormat(now(),"d"): 18
DateFormat(now(),"dd"): 18
DateFormat(now(),"ddd"): Sun
DateFormat(now(),"dddd"): Sunday
 
DateFormat(now(),"y"): 2026
DateFormat(now(),"yy"): 26
DateFormat(now(),"yyyy"): 2026
 
DateFormat(now(),"short"): 1/18/26
DateFormat(now(),"medium"): Jan 18, 2026
DateFormat(now(),"long"): January 18, 2026
DateFormat(now(),"full"): Sunday, January 18, 2026
 
TimeFormat(now()): 06:59 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss t"):06:59:27 P
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss tt"):06:59:27 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"): 59
TimeFormat(now(),"mm"): 59
 
TimeFormat(now(),"s"): 27
TimeFormat(now(),"ss"): 27
 
TimeFormat(now(),"1"): 1
 
TimeFormat(now(),"t"): P
TimeFormat(now(),"tt"): PM
 
TimeFormat(now(),"short"): 6:59 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"medium"): 6:59:27 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"long"): 6:59:27 PM EST
TimeFormat(now(),"full"): 6:59:27 PM EST



Time: 06:59 PM