Date/Time Formatting

The PHP function date is used to display examples.
The current date and time are used for the examples.
The -dddd shown at the end of the full date and time (r format string) is the offset from Greenwich Mean Time.

Format
String
 
Meaning
 
Example
r Full date and time
T Time zone
s Seconds
i Minutes
A A.M. or P.M.
a a.m. or p.m.
h Hour, 12-hour clock
g Hour, 12-hour clock, no leading zero
H Hour, 24-hour clock
G Hour, 24-hour clock, no leading zero
j Day of month
z Day of year
D Abbreviated weekday name
l Full weekday name
S English ordinal suffix for day of month
F Full month name
M Abbreviated month name
m Month number
n Month number, no leading zero
Y Year with century
y Year without century