The time is: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 12:36:19
This is the time on our server in Southampton, England at the moment. The time may include a correction for daylight savings if it is effect. The time is kept accurate through the use of NTP (the Network Time Protocol) and so shouldn't ever be more than a second out from the correct time.
Format the Date and Time
Using the simple form below you can format the date and time to appear any way you want.
Instructions
To format the date and type enter some text in the box above using these special codes to make certain parts of the date or time appear. There are some example in the table below.
| Letter | Date or Time Component | Presentation | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
G | Era designator | Text | AD |
y | Year | Year | 1996; 96 |
M | Month in year | Month | July; Jul; 07 |
w | Week in year | Number | 27 |
W | Week in month | Number | 2 |
D | Day in year | Number | 189 |
d | Day in month | Number | 10 |
F | Day of week in month | Number | 2 |
E | Day in week | Text | Tuesday; Tue |
a | Am/pm marker | Text | PM |
H | Hour in day (0-23) | Number | 0 |
k | Hour in day (1-24) | Number | 24 |
K | Hour in am/pm (0-11) | Number | 0 |
h | Hour in am/pm (1-12) | Number | 12 |
m | Minute in hour | Number | 30 |
s | Second in minute | Number | 55 |
S | Millisecond | Number | 978 |
z | Time zone | General time zone | Pacific Standard Time; PST; GMT-08:00 |
Z | Time zone | RFC 822 time zone | -0800 |
Examples
| Date and Time Example Pattern | Result |
|---|---|
yyyy.MM.dd G 'at' HH:mm:ss z | 2001.07.04 AD at 12:08:56 PDT |
EEE, MMM d, ''yy | Wed, Jul 4, '01 |
h:mm a | 12:08 PM |
hh 'o''clock' a, zzzz | 12 o'clock PM, Pacific Daylight Time |
K:mm a, z | 0:08 PM, PDT |
yyyyy.MMMMM.dd GGG hh:mm aaa | 02001.July.04 AD 12:08 PM |
EEE, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z | Wed, 4 Jul 2001 12:08:56 -0700 |
yyMMddHHmmssZ | 010704120856-0700 |
yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZ | 2001-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700 |