Parameter
Description
Returns
a
lowercase displays pm or am, depending on the time.
"Am" or "pm"
A
upper-case, brings the PM or AM, depending on the time.
"AM" or "PM"
D
the current day, 2 digits with the first zero.
"01" to "31"
F
month, the full name of the test
"January"
g
clock, 12-hour format, without the first zero.
"1" to "12"
G
clock, 24-hour format, without the first zero.
"0" to "24"
h
clock, 12-hour format, the first zero.
"01" to "12"
H
clock, 24-hour format, the first zero.
"00" to "24"
i
minutes
"00" to "59"
I (capital i)
1, if the day, 0 if the night
"1" or "0"
j
the current day, 2 digits without the first zero.
from "1" to "31"
l (small L)
day of the week, the full name of the text
"Friday"
L
1 - a leap year, 0 otherwise
"1" or "0"
m
month, the first zero.
"01" to "12"
M
month, first 3 letters of the name.
"Jan"
n
month without the first zero.
"1" to "12"
r
date format and time in RFC 822
"Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:01:07 0200"
s
seconds.
"00" to "59"
S
British ending, depending on dates.
"Th" or "nd"
t
number of days this month.
"28" to "31"
T
All times are installed on the machine.
"MDT"
U
number of seconds since the beginning of the century.
"999610283"
w
day of the week, numeric
"0" (Sunday) to "6" (Saturday)
Y
year, 4 digits
"2001"
y
year, 2 digits
"99"
z
day of the year
"0" to "365"
Z
time zone from GMT in seconds, to the west is negative, to the east is positive.
"-43200" To "43200"