MySQL DATE_FORMAT() Function

The DATE_FORMAT() function formats a date as specified.

DATE_FORMAT( date, format )

Required. The date to be formatted format Required. The format to use. Can be one or a combination of the following values:

%a Abbreviated weekday name (Sun to Sat) %b Abbreviated month name (Jan to Dec) %c Numeric month name (0 to 12) %D Day of the month as a numeric value, followed by suffix (1st, 2nd, 3rd,...) %d Day of the month as a numeric value (01 to 31) %e Day of the month as a numeric value (0 to 31) %f Microseconds (000000 to 999999) %H Hour (00 to 23) %h Hour (00 to 12) %I Hour (00 to 12) %i Minutes (00 to 59) %j Day of the year (001 to 366) %k Hour (0 to 23) %l Hour (1 to 12) %M Month name in full (January to December) %m Month name as a numeric value (00 to 12) %p

%r

%S Seconds (00 to 59) %s Seconds (00 to 59) %T Time in 24 hour format (hh:mm:ss) %U Week where Sunday is the first day of the week (00 to 53) %u Week where Monday is the first day of the week (00 to 53) %V Week where Sunday is the first day of the week (01 to 53). Used with %X %v Week where Monday is the first day of the week (01 to 53). Used with %x %W Weekday name in full (Sunday to Saturday) %w

%X Year for the week where Sunday is the first day of the week. Used with %V %x Year for the week where Monday is the first day of the week. Used with %v %Y

%y

From MySQL 4.0

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