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()): 10-Nov-25
DateFormat(now(),"mmm-dd-yyyy"):Nov-10-2025
 
DateFormat(now(),"m"): 11
DateFormat(now(),"mm"): 11
DateFormat(now(),"mmm"): Nov
DateFormat(now(),"mmmm"): November
 
DateFormat(now(),"d"): 10
DateFormat(now(),"dd"): 10
DateFormat(now(),"ddd"): Mon
DateFormat(now(),"dddd"): Monday
 
DateFormat(now(),"y"): 2025
DateFormat(now(),"yy"): 25
DateFormat(now(),"yyyy"): 2025
 
DateFormat(now(),"short"): 11/10/25
DateFormat(now(),"medium"): Nov 10, 2025
DateFormat(now(),"long"): November 10, 2025
DateFormat(now(),"full"): Monday, November 10, 2025
 
TimeFormat(now()): 06:50 AM
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss t"):06:50:44 A
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss tt"):06:50:44 AM
12 hour format
TimeFormat(now(),"h"): 6
TimeFormat(now(),"hh"): 06
24 hour format 00:00 to 23:00
TimeFormat(now(),"H"): 6
TimeFormat(now(),"HH"): 06
 
TimeFormat(now(),"m"): 50
TimeFormat(now(),"mm"): 50
 
TimeFormat(now(),"s"): 44
TimeFormat(now(),"ss"): 44
 
TimeFormat(now(),"1"): 1
 
TimeFormat(now(),"t"): A
TimeFormat(now(),"tt"): AM
 
TimeFormat(now(),"short"): 6:50 AM
TimeFormat(now(),"medium"): 6:50:44 AM
TimeFormat(now(),"long"): 6:50:44 AM EST
TimeFormat(now(),"full"): 6:50:44 AM EST



Time: 06:50 AM