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()): 15-Oct-25
DateFormat(now(),"mmm-dd-yyyy"):Oct-15-2025
 
DateFormat(now(),"m"): 10
DateFormat(now(),"mm"): 10
DateFormat(now(),"mmm"): Oct
DateFormat(now(),"mmmm"): October
 
DateFormat(now(),"d"): 15
DateFormat(now(),"dd"): 15
DateFormat(now(),"ddd"): Wed
DateFormat(now(),"dddd"): Wednesday
 
DateFormat(now(),"y"): 2025
DateFormat(now(),"yy"): 25
DateFormat(now(),"yyyy"): 2025
 
DateFormat(now(),"short"): 10/15/25
DateFormat(now(),"medium"): Oct 15, 2025
DateFormat(now(),"long"): October 15, 2025
DateFormat(now(),"full"): Wednesday, October 15, 2025
 
TimeFormat(now()): 05:38 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss t"):05:38:24 P
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss tt"):05:38:24 PM
12 hour format
TimeFormat(now(),"h"): 5
TimeFormat(now(),"hh"): 05
24 hour format 00:00 to 23:00
TimeFormat(now(),"H"): 17
TimeFormat(now(),"HH"): 17
 
TimeFormat(now(),"m"): 38
TimeFormat(now(),"mm"): 38
 
TimeFormat(now(),"s"): 24
TimeFormat(now(),"ss"): 24
 
TimeFormat(now(),"1"): 1
 
TimeFormat(now(),"t"): P
TimeFormat(now(),"tt"): PM
 
TimeFormat(now(),"short"): 5:38 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"medium"): 5:38:24 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"long"): 5:38:24 PM EDT
TimeFormat(now(),"full"): 5:38:24 PM EDT



Time: 05:38 PM