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()): 03-Feb-12
DateFormat(now(),"mmm-dd-yyyy"):Feb-03-2012
 
DateFormat(now(),"m"): 2
DateFormat(now(),"mm"): 02
DateFormat(now(),"mmm"): Feb
DateFormat(now(),"mmmm"): February
 
DateFormat(now(),"d"): 3
DateFormat(now(),"dd"): 03
DateFormat(now(),"ddd"): Fri
DateFormat(now(),"dddd"): Friday
 
DateFormat(now(),"y"): 12
DateFormat(now(),"yy"): 12
DateFormat(now(),"yyyy"): 2012
 
DateFormat(now(),"short"): 2/3/12
DateFormat(now(),"medium"): Feb 3, 2012
DateFormat(now(),"long"): February 3, 2012
DateFormat(now(),"full"): Friday, February 3, 2012
 
TimeFormat(now()): 09:19 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss t"):09:19:38 P
TimeFormat(now(),"hh:mm:ss tt"):09:19:38 PM
12 hour format
TimeFormat(now(),"h"): 9
TimeFormat(now(),"hh"): 09
24 hour format 00:00 to 23:00
TimeFormat(now(),"H"): 21
TimeFormat(now(),"HH"): 21
 
TimeFormat(now(),"m"): 19
TimeFormat(now(),"mm"): 19
 
TimeFormat(now(),"s"): 38
TimeFormat(now(),"ss"): 38
 
TimeFormat(now(),"1"): 1
 
TimeFormat(now(),"t"): P
TimeFormat(now(),"tt"): PM
 
TimeFormat(now(),"short"): 9:19 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"medium"): 9:19:38 PM
TimeFormat(now(),"long"): 9:19:38 PM EST
TimeFormat(now(),"full"): 9:19:38 PM EST



Time: 09:19 PM