The following chart shows typical usage of date and time formatting with the Gregorian calendar. There is important information on Date/Time Review, so please read that page before starting!
| Fields | English Example | Native Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Month | |||
| year month | January 2012 | Januarie 2012 | view |
| to month+1 | January – February 2012 | Januarie – Februarie 2012 | view |
| to year+1 | January 2012 – January 2013 | Januarie 2012 – Januarie 2013 | view |
| year month day | January 13, 2012 | 13 Januarie 2012 | view |
| to day+1 | January 13 – 14, 2012 | 13–14 Januarie 2012 | view |
| to month+1 | January 13 – February 13, 2012 | 13 Januarie – 13 Februarie 2012 | view |
| to year+1 | January 13, 2012 – January 13, 2013 | 13 Januarie 2012 – 13 Januarie 2013 | view |
| year month day weekday | Friday, January 13, 2012 | Vrydag 13 Januarie 2012 | view |
| to day+1 | Friday, January 13 – Saturday, January 14, 2012 | Vrydag 13 Januarie – Saterdag 14 Januarie 2012 | view |
| to month+1 | Friday, January 13 – Monday, February 13, 2012 | Vrydag 13 Januarie – Maandag 13 Februarie 2012 | view |
| to year+1 | Friday, January 13, 2012 – Sunday, January 13, 2013 | Vrydag 13 Januarie 2012 – Sondag 13 Januarie 2013 | view |
| month day | January 13 | 13 Jan. | view |
| to day+1 | January 13 – 14 | 13–14 Januarie | view |
| to month+1 | January 13 – February 13 | 13 Januarie – 13 Februarie | view |
| month day weekday | Friday, January 13 | Vrydag 13 Januarie | view |
| to day+1 | Friday, January 13 – Saturday, January 14 | Vrydag 13 Januarie – Saterdag 14 Januarie | view |
| to month+1 | Friday, January 13 – Monday, February 13 | Vrydag 13 Januarie – Maandag 13 Februarie | view |
| Abbreviated Month | |||
| year montha | Jan 2012 | Jan. 2012 | view |
| to month+1 | Jan – Feb 2012 | Jan.–Feb. 2012 | view |
| to year+1 | Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Jan. 2012 – Jan. 2013 | view |
| year montha day | Jan 13, 2012 | 13 Jan. 2012 | view |
| to day+1 | Jan 13 – 14, 2012 | 13–14 Jan. 2012 | view |
| to month+1 | Jan 13 – Feb 13, 2012 | 13 Jan. – 13 Feb. 2012 | view |
| to year+1 | Jan 13, 2012 – Jan 13, 2013 | 13 Jan. 2012 – 13 Jan. 2013 | view |
| year montha day weekday | Fri, Jan 13, 2012 | Vr. 13 Jan. 2012 | view |
| to day+1 | Fri, Jan 13 – Sat, Jan 14, 2012 | Vr. 13 Jan. – Sa. 14 Jan. 2012 | view |
| to month+1 | Fri, Jan 13 – Mon, Feb 13, 2012 | Vr. 13 Jan. – Ma. 13 Feb. 2012 | view |
| to year+1 | Fri, Jan 13, 2012 – Sun, Jan 13, 2013 | Vr. 13 Jan. 2012 – So. 13 Jan. 2013 | view |
| montha day | Jan 13 | 13 Jan. | view |
| to day+1 | Jan 13 – 14 | 13–14 Jan. | view |
| to month+1 | Jan 13 – Feb 13 | 13 Jan. – 13 Feb. | view |
| montha day weekday | Fri, Jan 13 | Vr. 13 Jan. | view |
| to day+1 | Fri, Jan 13 – Sat, Jan 14 | Vr. 13 Jan. – Sa. 14 Jan. | view |
| to month+1 | Fri, Jan 13 – Mon, Feb 13 | Vr. 13 Jan. – Ma. 13 Feb. | view |
| Numeric Month | |||
| year monthn | 1/2012 | 01-2012 | view |
| to month+1 | 1/2012 – 2/2012 | 1/2012 – 2/2012 | view |
| to year+1 | 1/2012 – 1/2013 | 1/2012 – 1/2013 | view |
| year monthn day | 1/13/2012 | 2012-01-13 | view |
| to day+1 | 1/13/2012 – 1/14/2012 | 13/1/2012 – 14/1/2012 | view |
| to month+1 | 1/13/2012 – 2/13/2012 | 13/1/2012 – 13/2/2012 | view |
| to year+1 | 1/13/2012 – 1/13/2013 | 13/1/2012 – 13/1/2013 | view |
| year monthn day weekday | Fri, 1/13/2012 | Vr. 2012-01-13 | view |
| to day+1 | Fri, 1/13/2012 – Sat, 1/14/2012 | Vr. 13/1/2012 – Sa. 14/1/2012 | view |
| to month+1 | Fri, 1/13/2012 – Mon, 2/13/2012 | Vr. 13/1/2012 – Ma. 13/2/2012 | view |
| to year+1 | Fri, 1/13/2012 – Sun, 1/13/2013 | Vr. 13/1/2012 – So. 13/1/2013 | view |
| monthn day | 1/13 | 13-01 | view |
| to day+1 | 1/13 – 1/14 | 13/1 – 14/1 | view |
| to month+1 | 1/13 – 2/13 | 13/1 – 13/2 | view |
| monthn day weekday | Fri, 1/13 | Vr. 13/1 | view |
| to day+1 | Fri, 1/13 – Sat, 1/14 | Vr. 13/1 – Sa. 14/1 | view |
| to month+1 | Fri, 1/13 – Mon, 2/13 | Vr. 13/1 – Ma. 13/2 | view |
| Other Dates | |||
| year | 2012 | 2012 | view |
| to year+1 | 2012 – 2013 | 2012–2013 | view |
| year quarter | 1st quarter 2012 | 1ste kwartaal 2012 | view |
| year quartera | Q1 2012 | K1 2012 | view |
| quarter | 1st quarter | 1ste kwartaal | |
| quartera | Q1 | K1 | |
| month | January | Januarie | view |
| to month+1 | January – February | Januarie–Februarie | view |
| montha | Jan | Jan. | view |
| to month+1 | Jan – Feb | Jan.–Feb. | view |
| monthn | 1 | 1 | view |
| to month+1 | 1 – 2 | 1–2 | view |
| day | 13 | 13 | view |
| to day+1 | 13 – 14 | 13–14 | view |
| day weekday | 13 Fri | Vr. 13 | view |
| to day+1 | 13 Fri – 14 Sat | Vr. 13 – Sa. 14 | |
| weekday | Friday | Vrydag | view |
| to weekday+1 | Friday – Saturday | Vrydag – Saterdag | |
| weekdaya | Fri | Vr. | view |
| to weekday+1 | Fri – Sat | Vr. – Sa. | |
| Times | |||
| hour | 2 PM | 14 | view |
| to hour+1 | 1 PM – 2 PM | 13 – 14 | view |
| hour minute | 2:45 PM | 14:45 | view |
| to minute+1 | 1:45 PM – 1:46 PM | 13:45 – 13:46 | view |
| to hour+1 | 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM | 13:45 – 14:45 | view |
| hour minute second | 2:45:59 PM | 14:45:59 | view |
| minute second | 45:59 | 45:59 | view |
| minute | 45 | 45 | |
| second | 59 | 59 | |
| Dates and Times | |||
| month, day, hour, minute | 1/13, 2:45 PM | 13-01 14:45 | |
| month, day, hour, minute | Jan 13, 2:45 PM | 13 Jan. 14:45 | |
| month, day, hour, minute | January 13, 2:45 PM | 13 Jan. 14:45 | |
| year month, day, hour, minute | 1/13/2012, 2:45:59 PM | 2012-01-13 14:45:59 | |
| year month, day, hour, minute | Jan 13, 2012, 2:45:59 PM | 13 Jan. 2012 14:45:59 | |
| year month, day, hour, minute | January 13, 2012, 2:45:59 PM | 13 Januarie 2012 14:45:59 | |
| year month, day, hour, minute, zone | January 13, 2012, 2:45:59 PM France Time | 13 Januarie 2012 14:45:59 Frankryk-tyd | |
| year month, day, hour, minute, zone (long) | January 13, 2012, 2:45:59 PM Central European Time | 13 Januarie 2012 14:45:59 Sentraal-Europese tyd | |
| Relative Dates | |||
| 3 years ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | |
| 2 years ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | |
| Last year | last year | verlede jaar | view |
| This year | this year | hierdie jaar | view |
| Next year | next year | volgende jaar | view |
| 2 years from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | |
| 3 years from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | |
| 3 months ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | |
| Last month | last month | verlede maand | view |
| This month | this month | vandeesmaand | view |
| Next month | next month | volgende maand | view |
| 3 months from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | |
| 6 weeks ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | |
| Last week | last week | verlede week | view |
| This week | this week | hierdie week | view |
| Next week | next week | volgende week | view |
| 6 weeks from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | |
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