Date/Time formats

Index

• Date formats
  • Day
  • Month
  • Year
• Time formats
  • Hour
  • Minute
  • Second
  • Part of a second
  • AM & PM

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Here are some formats to use, for example, in Get-date -format "". These formats are focused on the .NET notation.

Date formats

Day

d	The day of the month, from 1 to 31. Example: 9
dd	The day of the month, from 01 to 31. Example: 09
ddd	The abbreviated name of the day of the week. Example: Mon
dddd	The full name of the day of the week. Example: Monday

Month

M	The month, from 1 to 12. Example: 9
MM	The month, from 01 to 12. Example: 09
MMM	The abbreviated name of the month. Example: Sep
MMMM	The full name of the month. Example: September

Year

y	The year, from 0 to 99. Example: 0900-01-01 -> 0 Example: 2024-01-01 -> 24
yy	The year, from 00 to 99. Example: 0900-01-01 -> 00 Example: 2024-01-01 -> 24
yyy	The year, with a minimum of three digits. Example: 0900-01-01 -> 900 Example: 2024-01-01 -> 2024
yyyy	The year as a four-digit number. Example: 0900-01-01 -> 0900 Example: 2024-01-01 -> 2024
yyyyy	The year as a five-digit number. Example: 0900-01-01 -> 00900 Example: 2024-01-01 -> 02024

Time Formats

Hour

h	The hour, using a 12-hour clock from 1 to 12. Example: 1
hh	The hour, using a 12-hour clock from 01 to 12. Example: 01
H	The hour, using a 24-hour clock from 0 to 23. Example: 13
HH	The hour, using a 24-hour clock from 00 to 23. Example: 13

Minute

m	The minute, from 0 to 59. Example: 4
mm	The minute, from 00 to 59. Example: 04

Second

s	The second, from 0 to 59. Example: 0
ss	The second, from 00 to 59. Example: 00

Part of a second

f	The tenths of a second in a date and time value. Example: 2009-06-15T13:45:30.6175400 -> 6 Example: 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0000500 -> 0
ff	The hundredths of a second in a date and time value. Example: 2009-06-15T13:45:30.6175400 -> 61 Example: 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0000500 -> 00
fff	The milliseconds in a date and time value. Example: 2009-06-15T13:45:30.6175400 -> 617 Example: 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0000500 -> 000
ffff	The ten thousandths of a second in a date and time value. Example: 2009-06-15T13:45:30.6175400 -> 6175 Example: 2009-06-15T13:45:30.0000500 -> 0000

AM & PM

t	The first character of the AM/PM designator. Example: P
tt	The AM/PM designator. Example: PM