date_format

date_format(timestamp, fmt)

Converts a date into a string in the format specified by fmt.

Example:

    
         SELECT date_format('2009-10-04 22:23:00', '%M %D %W');
    date_format
--------------------
 October 4th Sunday
(1 row)
SELECT date_format('2021-02-20 08:30:45', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%i:%S');
     date_format
---------------------
 2021-02-20 08:30:45
(1 row)
SELECT date_format('2021-02-20 18:10:15', '%r-%T');
     date_format
----------------------
 06:10:15 PM-18:10:15
(1 row)

Formats for the output string describes the patterns of date parameter values. They can be used for the date_format, time_format, str_to_date, str_to_time, and from_unixtime functions.

**Table 1** Formats for the output string
Format	Description	Value
%a	Abbreviated week name	Sun...Sat
%b	Abbreviated month name	Jan...Dec
%c	Month	0...12
%D	Date with a suffix	0th, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ...
%d	Day in a month (two digits)	00...31
%e	Day in a month	0...31
%f	Microsecond	000000...999999
%H	Hour, in 24-hour format	00...23
%h	Hour, in 12-hour format	01...12
%I	Hour, in 12-hour format, same as %h	01...12
%i	Minute	00...59
%j	Day in a year	001...366
%k	Hour, in 24-hour format, same as %H	0...23
%l	Hour, in 12-hour format, same as %h	1...12
%M	Month name	January...December
%m	Month (two digits)	00...12
%p	Morning and afternoon	AM PM
%r	Time, in 12-hour format	hh::mm::ss AM/PM
%S	Second	00...59
%s	Second, same as %S	00...59
%T	Time, in 24-hour format	hh::mm::ss
%U	Week (Sunday is the first day of a week)	00...53
%u	Week (Monday is the first day of a week)	00...53
%V	Week (Sunday is the first day of a week). It is used together with %X.	01...53
%v	Week (Monday is the first day of a week). It is used together with %x.	01...53
%W	Week name	Sunday...Saturday
%w	Day of a week. The value is 0 for Sunday.	0...6
%X	Year (four digits). It is used together with %V. Sunday is the first day of a week.	-
%x	Year (four digits). It is used together with %v. Monday is the first day of a week.	-
%Y	Year (four digits)	-
%y	Year (two digits)	-
%%	Character '%'	Character '%'
%x	'x': any character apart from the preceding ones	Character 'x'