TIME FORMAT

time format

Code    Example    Meaning

%a      Mon                          # Weekday as locale’s abbreviated name.
%A      Monday                       # Weekday as locale’s full name.
%w      1                            # Weekday as a decimal number, where 0 is Sunday and 6 is Saturday.
%d      30                           # Day of the month as a zero-padded decimal number.
%-d     30                           # Day of the month as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%b      Sep                          # Month as locale’s abbreviated name.
%B      September                    # Month as locale’s full name.
%m      9                            # Month as a zero-padded decimal number.
%-m     9                            # Month as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%y      13                           # Year without century as a zero-padded decimal number.
%Y      2013                         # Year with century as a decimal number.
%H      7                            # Hour (24-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number.
%-H     7                            # Hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%I      7                            # Hour (12-hour clock) as a zero-padded decimal number.
%-I     7                            # Hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%p      AM                           # Locale’s equivalent of either AM or PM.
%M      6                            # Minute as a zero-padded decimal number.
%-M     6                            # Minute as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%S      5                            # Second as a zero-padded decimal number.
%-S     5                            # Second as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%f      0                            # Microsecond as a decimal number, zero-padded on the left.
%z                                   # UTC offset in the form +HHMM or -HHMM (empty string if the the object is naive).
%Z                                   # Time zone name (empty string if the object is naive).
%j      273                          # Day of the year as a zero-padded decimal number.
%-j     273                          # Day of the year as a decimal number. (Platform specific)
%U      39                           # Week number of the year (Sunday as the first day of the week) as a zero padded decimal number. All days in a new year preceding the first Sunday are considered to be in week 0.
%W      39                           # Week number of the year (Monday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number. All days in a new year preceding the first Monday are considered to be in week 0.
%c      Mon Sep 30 07:06:05 2013     # Locale’s appropriate date and time representation.
%x      09/30/13                     # Locale’s appropriate date representation.
%X      07:06:05                     # Locale’s appropriate time representation.
%%      %                            # A literal '%' character.