DateTime Formats C#

DateTime class allows us to get current date,time ,manipulating dates,time spans operations,comparing dates . It has both Static methods and Instance methods.

Get Today's date
 
                        DateTime today = System.DateTime.Today;
                       
                        today.ToString();
                        Default culture for Programs is en-US  LCID 1033.
                        //Output:  month/date/year  midnight time
                          2/1/2013  12:00:00 AM   


Get Day of the Month
           
                    DateTime dt = new DateTime(2013,12,31)
                    dt.Day;
                    //Output: displays Day
                     31  
                 
                   DateTime today = DateTime.Today;
                  today.Day
                    //Output: displays Day
                     31 
                 
                  DateTime.Now.ToString("%d");   
                    
                      //Output: display single digit/two digit date.
                        First Day 1
                        For 10th Day 10

                  DateTime.Now.ToString("dd");   
                    
                      //Output: display two digit date.
                        First Day 01
                        For 10th Day 10
             
Get Day from the Date in Words
           
                    DateTime dt = new DateTime(2013,12,31)
                    dt.DayOfWeek;
                    //Output: displays Day of the week fullname
                     Tuesday
                 
                   DateTime today = DateTime.Today;
                  today.DayOfWeek
                    //Output: displays Day of the Week fullname
                     Tuesday
                 
                  DateTime.Now.ToString("ddd");   
                    
                      //Output: Displays day of the week in short form
                       Fri
                  DateTime.Now.ToString("dddd");   
                    
                      //Output:Displays day of the week in full name
                               Friday.

Get Day from the Date in Number
           
                    DateTime dt = new DateTime(2013,12,31)
                    (int)dt.DayOfWeek;
                    //Output: displays Day of the week number
                     2   2'd day of the week
                 
                   DateTime today = DateTime.Today;
                  (int)today.DayOfWeek
                    //Output: displays Day of the Week fullname
                     Friday   5th day of the week
                 
                   for Sunday  0
                   for Monday 1   etc.,

Get  Month from Date
                                     
                DateTime dtNow = DateTime.Now;
                dt.Month
                  //OUTPUT: Display single digit or two digit Month
                   2

                 DateTime dt = new DateTime(2013,12,31)
                 dt.ToString("%M")
                
                  //OUTPUT: Display single digit or two digit Month
                   12

                 DateTime dt = new DateTime(2013,12,31)
                 dt.ToString("MM")
                
                  //OUTPUT: Display  two digit Month 01-12
                   12
                

                 DateTime dt = new DateTime(2013,12,31)
                 dt.ToString("MMM")
                
                  //OUTPUT: Display  Short name of the Month
                   Dec

                 DateTime dt = new DateTime(2013,12,31)
                 dt.ToString("MMMM")
                
                  //OUTPUT: Display  Full name of the Month
                   December

                 DateTime.Now.ToString("MMMM"); 
                  //Displays full name of the month for current datetime.


                 DateTime.Today.ToString("MMMM"); 
                  //Displays full name of the month for today(above case displays same name).

Get 4-digit Year from Date

                DateTime dtNow = DateTime.Now;
                dt.Year
                  //OUTPUT: Displays 4 digit year
                   2013

                 DateTime dt = new DateTime(2020,12,31)                 dt.ToString("yyy")
                 
                  //  4 yyyy <=> 3 yyy
                  //OUTPUT: Displays  four digit Year
                   2020
                
Get 2-digit Year from Date

                DateTime dtNow = DateTime.Now;
                dt.ToString("%y");
                  //OUTPUT: Displays 2 digit year for year 2013
                   13

                 DateTime dt = new DateTime(2020,12,31)                 dt.ToString("yy")
                 
                  //OUTPUT: Displays  two digit Year
                   20

                 DateTime dt = DateTime.Today                 dt.ToString("yy")

Get Time in AM/PM format

                    Formats:
                         h --> hour in single digit AM/PM format
                         hh -> hour in two digit  AM/PM format
                         m -->  minute in single digit
                         mm --> two digit format
                         s -->  second in single digit format
                         ss --> Seconds two digit format
                         t ->  AM/PM represents single/first letter i.e A or P
                         tt -> represents  2 chars  AM or PM.

                    DateTime dt = DateTime.Now;
                    dt.ToString("hh:mm:ss tt")                 

                    //OUTPUT: displays hours minutes and Seconds in AM/PM format
                     03:01:11 PM

                      h  hours from  0-9(single digit hour)
                      hh hours from 00-12 (double digit hour)


                     dt.ToString("%h:%m:%s tt")                  
                     //Output: displays hours minutes seconds in single digit format(if applicable)
                     3:1:11 PM


Get Time in 24-hours format

                DateTime dt = DateTime.Now;
                Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("H:%m:%s"));
              
                //OUTPUT: Time in 24 hours format
                      15:35:35  or 
                      01:01:11 

               Format:  Capital H  or HH or %H  gives two digit 24 hour format