Example of how to format dates in go.

gistfile1.txt

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "time"
)

func main() {
    t := time.Now()
    fmt.Println(t.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05 -0700")) // works
    fmt.Println(t.Format("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")) // does not work
    fmt.Println(t.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)) // best
}