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MySQLDATE_FORMAT()Function
MySQLDateFunctions

DefinitionandUsage
TheDATE_FORMAT()functionisusedtodisplaydate/timedataindifferentformats.

Syntax
DATE_FORMAT(date,format)
Wheredateisavaliddateandformatspecifiestheoutputformatforthedate/time.
Theformatsthatcanbeusedare:
Format

Description

%a

Abbreviatedweekdayname(SunSat)

%b

Abbreviatedmonthname(JanDec)

%c

Month,numeric(012)

%D

DayofmonthwithEnglishsuffix(0th,1st,2nd,3rd,)

%d

Dayofmonth,numeric(0031)

%e

Dayofmonth,numeric(031)

%f

Microseconds(000000999999)

%H

Hour(0023)

%h

Hour(0112)

%I

Hour(0112)

%i

Minutes,numeric(0059)

%j

Dayofyear(001366)

%k

SQL
Hour(023)

%l

Hour(112)

%M

Monthname(JanuaryDecember)

%m

Month,numeric(0012)

%p

AMorPM

%r

Time,12hour(hh:mm:ssfollowedbyAMorPM)

%S

Seconds(0059)

%s

Seconds(0059)

%T

Time,24hour(hh:mm:ss)

%U

Week(0053)whereSundayisthefirstdayofweek

%u

Week(0053)whereMondayisthefirstdayofweek

%V

Week(0153)whereSundayisthefirstdayofweek,usedwith%X

%v

Week(0153)whereMondayisthefirstdayofweek,usedwith%x

%W

Weekdayname(SundaySaturday)

%w

Dayoftheweek(0=Sunday,6=Saturday)

%X

YearfortheweekwhereSundayisthefirstdayofweek,fourdigits,used
with%V

%x

YearfortheweekwhereMondayisthefirstdayofweek,fourdigits,used
with%v

%Y

Year,numeric,fourdigits

%y

Year,numeric,twodigits