Standard Date Formats |
Date Format |
Standard |
SQL Statement |
Sample Output |
Mon DD YYYY 1
HH:MIAM (or PM) |
Default |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(20), GETDATE(), 100) |
Jan 1 2005 1:29PM 1 |
MM/DD/YY |
USA |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(8), GETDATE(), 1) AS [MM/DD/YY] |
11/23/98 |
MM/DD/YYYY |
USA |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 101) AS [MM/DD/YYYY] |
11/23/1998 |
YY.MM.DD |
ANSI |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(8), GETDATE(), 2) AS [YY.MM.DD] |
72.01.01 |
YYYY.MM.DD |
ANSI |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 102) AS [YYYY.MM.DD] |
1972.01.01 |
DD/MM/YY |
British/French |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(8), GETDATE(), 3) AS [DD/MM/YY] |
19/02/72 |
DD/MM/YYYY |
British/French |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 103) AS [DD/MM/YYYY] |
19/02/1972 |
DD.MM.YY |
German |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(8), GETDATE(), 4) AS [DD.MM.YY] |
25.12.05 |
DD.MM.YYYY |
German |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 104) AS [DD.MM.YYYY] |
25.12.2005 |
DD-MM-YY |
Italian |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(8), GETDATE(), 5) AS [DD-MM-YY] |
24-01-98 |
DD-MM-YYYY |
Italian |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 105) AS [DD-MM-YYYY] |
24-01-1998 |
DD Mon YY 1 |
- |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(9), GETDATE(), 6) AS [DD MON YY] |
04 Jul 06 1 |
DD Mon YYYY 1 |
- |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(11), GETDATE(), 106) AS [DD MON YYYY] |
04 Jul 2006 1 |
Mon DD, YY 1 |
- |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 7) AS [Mon DD, YY] |
Jan 24, 98 1 |
Mon DD, YYYY 1 |
- |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(12), GETDATE(), 107) AS [Mon DD, YYYY] |
Jan 24, 1998 1 |
HH:MM:SS |
- |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(8), GETDATE(), 108) |
03:24:53 |
Mon DD YYYY HH:MI:SS:MMMAM (or PM) 1 |
Default +
milliseconds |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(26), GETDATE(), 109) |
Apr 28 2006 12:32:29:253PM 1 |
MM-DD-YY |
USA |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(8), GETDATE(), 10) AS [MM-DD-YY] |
01-01-06 |
MM-DD-YYYY |
USA |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 110) AS [MM-DD-YYYY] |
01-01-2006 |
YY/MM/DD |
- |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(8), GETDATE(), 11) AS [YY/MM/DD] |
98/11/23 |
YYYY/MM/DD |
- |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 111) AS [YYYY/MM/DD] |
1998/11/23 |
YYMMDD |
ISO |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(6), GETDATE(), 12) AS [YYMMDD] |
980124 |
YYYYMMDD |
ISO |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(8), GETDATE(), 112) AS [YYYYMMDD] |
19980124 |
DD Mon YYYY HH:MM:SS:MMM(24h) 1 |
Europe default + milliseconds |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(24), GETDATE(), 113) |
28 Apr 2006 00:34:55:190 1 |
HH:MI:SS:MMM(24H) |
- |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(12), GETDATE(), 114) AS [HH:MI:SS:MMM(24H)] |
11:34:23:013 |
YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS(24h) |
ODBC Canonical |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(19), GETDATE(), 120) |
1972-01-01 13:42:24 |
YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS.MMM(24h) |
ODBC Canonical
(with milliseconds) |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(23), GETDATE(), 121) |
1972-02-19 06:35:24.489 |
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS:MMM |
ISO8601 |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(23), GETDATE(), 126) |
1998-11-23T11:25:43:250 |
DD Mon YYYY HH:MI:SS:MMMAM 1 |
Kuwaiti |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(26), GETDATE(), 130) |
28 Apr 2006 12:39:32:429AM 1 |
DD/MM/YYYY HH:MI:SS:MMMAM |
Kuwaiti |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(25), GETDATE(), 131) |
28/04/2006 12:39:32:429AM |
|
Here are some more date formats that does not come standard in SQL Server as
part of the CONVERT function.
Extended Date Formats |
Date Format |
SQL Statement |
Sample Output |
YY-MM-DD |
SELECT SUBSTRING(CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 120), 3, 8) AS [YY-MM-DD]
SELECT REPLACE(CONVERT(VARCHAR(8), GETDATE(), 11), '/', '-') AS [YY-MM-DD]
|
99-01-24 |
YYYY-MM-DD |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 120) AS [YYYY-MM-DD]
SELECT REPLACE(CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 111), '/', '-') AS [YYYY-MM-DD]
|
1999-01-24 |
MM/YY |
SELECT RIGHT(CONVERT(VARCHAR(8), GETDATE(), 3), 5) AS [MM/YY]
SELECT SUBSTRING(CONVERT(VARCHAR(8), GETDATE(), 3), 4, 5) AS [MM/YY] |
08/99 |
MM/YYYY |
SELECT RIGHT(CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 103), 7) AS [MM/YYYY] |
12/2005 |
YY/MM |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(5), GETDATE(), 11) AS [YY/MM] |
99/08 |
YYYY/MM |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(7), GETDATE(), 111) AS [YYYY/MM] |
2005/12 |
Month DD, YYYY 1 |
SELECT DATENAME(MM, GETDATE()) + RIGHT(CONVERT(VARCHAR(12), GETDATE(), 107), 9)
AS [Month DD, YYYY] |
July 04, 2006 1 |
Mon YYYY 1 |
SELECT SUBSTRING(CONVERT(VARCHAR(11), GETDATE(), 113), 4, 8) AS [Mon YYYY] |
Apr 2006 1 |
Month YYYY 1 |
SELECT DATENAME(MM, GETDATE()) + ' ' + CAST(YEAR(GETDATE()) AS VARCHAR(4)) AS
[Month YYYY]
|
February 2006 1 |
DD Month 1 |
SELECT CAST(DAY(GETDATE()) AS VARCHAR(2)) + ' ' + DATENAME(MM, GETDATE()) AS
[DD Month] |
11 September 1 |
Month DD 1 |
SELECT DATENAME(MM, GETDATE()) + ' ' + CAST(DAY(GETDATE()) AS VARCHAR(2)) AS
[Month DD] |
September 11 1 |
DD Month YY 1 |
SELECT CAST(DAY(GETDATE()) AS VARCHAR(2)) + ' ' + DATENAME(MM, GETDATE()) + ' '
+ RIGHT(CAST(YEAR(GETDATE()) AS VARCHAR(4)), 2) AS [DD Month YY] |
19 February 72 1 |
DD Month YYYY 1 |
SELECT CAST(DAY(GETDATE()) AS VARCHAR(2)) + ' ' + DATENAME(MM, GETDATE()) + ' '
+ CAST(YEAR(GETDATE()) AS VARCHAR(4)) AS [DD Month YYYY] |
11 September 2002 1 |
MM-YY |
SELECT RIGHT(CONVERT(VARCHAR(8), GETDATE(), 5), 5) AS [MM-YY]
SELECT SUBSTRING(CONVERT(VARCHAR(8), GETDATE(), 5), 4, 5) AS [MM-YY] |
12/92 |
MM-YYYY |
SELECT RIGHT(CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 105), 7) AS [MM-YYYY] |
05-2006 |
YY-MM |
SELECT RIGHT(CONVERT(VARCHAR(7), GETDATE(), 120), 5) AS [YY-MM]
SELECT SUBSTRING(CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 120), 3, 5) AS [YY-MM] |
92/12 |
YYYY-MM |
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(7), GETDATE(), 120) AS [YYYY-MM] |
2006-05 |
MMDDYY |
SELECT REPLACE(CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 1), '/', '') AS [MMDDYY] |
122506 |
MMDDYYYY |
SELECT REPLACE(CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 101), '/', '') AS [MMDDYYYY] |
12252006 |
DDMMYY |
SELECT REPLACE(CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 3), '/', '') AS [DDMMYY] |
240702 |
DDMMYYYY |
SELECT REPLACE(CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), GETDATE(), 103), '/', '') AS [DDMMYYYY] |
24072002 |
Mon-YY 1 |
SELECT REPLACE(RIGHT(CONVERT(VARCHAR(9), GETDATE(), 6), 6), ' ', '-') AS
[Mon-YY] |
Sep-02 1 |
Mon-YYYY 1 |
SELECT REPLACE(RIGHT(CONVERT(VARCHAR(11), GETDATE(), 106), 8), ' ', '-') AS
[Mon-YYYY] |
Sep-2002 1 |
DD-Mon-YY 1 |
SELECT REPLACE(CONVERT(VARCHAR(9), GETDATE(), 6), ' ', '-') AS [DD-Mon-YY] |
25-Dec-05 1 |
DD-Mon-YYYY 1 |
SELECT REPLACE(CONVERT(VARCHAR(11), GETDATE(), 106), ' ', '-') AS [DD-Mon-YYYY] |
25-Dec-2005 1 |
1 To make the month name in upper case, simply use
the UPPER string function. |
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