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-Jul-26
DateFormat(now(),"mmm-dd-yyyy"):Jul-18-2026
 
DateFormat(now(),"m"): 7
DateFormat(now(),"mm"): 07
DateFormat(now(),"mmm"): Jul
DateFormat(now(),"mmmm"): July
 
DateFormat(now(),"d"): 18
DateFormat(now(),"dd"): 18
DateFormat(now(),"ddd"): Sat
DateFormat(now(),"dddd"): Saturday
 
DateFormat(now(),"y"): 2026
DateFormat(now(),"yy"): 26
DateFormat(now(),"yyyy"): 2026
 
DateFormat(now(),"short"): 7/18/26
DateFormat(now(),"medium"): Jul 18, 2026
DateFormat(now(),"long"): July 18, 2026
DateFormat(now(),"full"): Saturday, July 18, 2026
 
TimeFormat(now()): 08:40 AM
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss t"):08:40:04 A
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss tt"):08:40:04 AM
12 hour format
TimeFormat(now(),"h"): 8
TimeFormat(now(),"hh"): 08
24 hour format 00:00 to 23:00
TimeFormat(now(),"H"): 8
TimeFormat(now(),"HH"): 08
 
TimeFormat(now(),"m"): 40
TimeFormat(now(),"mm"): 40
 
TimeFormat(now(),"s"): 4
TimeFormat(now(),"ss"): 04
 
TimeFormat(now(),"1"): 1
 
TimeFormat(now(),"t"): A
TimeFormat(now(),"tt"): AM
 
TimeFormat(now(),"short"): 8:40 AM
TimeFormat(now(),"medium"): 8:40:04 AM
TimeFormat(now(),"long"): 8:40:04 AM EDT
TimeFormat(now(),"full"): 8:40:04 AM EDT



Time: 08:40 AM