{"id":2299,"date":"2018-10-31T17:11:30","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T17:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galhano.com\/blog\/?p=2299"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:39:30","slug":"how-to-get-different-sql-server-date-formats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/galhano.com\/blog\/?p=2299","title":{"rendered":"How to get different SQL Server date formats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a list of formats and an example of the output.\u00a0 The date used for all of these examples is &#8220;2006-12-30 00:38:54.840&#8221;.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">DATE ONLY FORMATS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Format #<\/th>\n<th>Query<\/th>\n<th>Sample<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 1)<\/td>\n<td>12\/30\/06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 2)<\/td>\n<td>06.12.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 3)<\/td>\n<td>30\/12\/06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 4)<\/td>\n<td>30.12.06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 5)<\/td>\n<td>30-12-06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 6)<\/td>\n<td>30 Dec 06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 7)<\/td>\n<td>Dec 30, 06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 10)<\/td>\n<td>12-30-06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 11)<\/td>\n<td>06\/12\/30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 12)<\/td>\n<td>061230<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 23)<\/td>\n<td>2006-12-30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>101<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 101)<\/td>\n<td>12\/30\/2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>102<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 102)<\/td>\n<td>2006.12.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>103<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 103)<\/td>\n<td>30\/12\/2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>104<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 104)<\/td>\n<td>30.12.2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>105<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 105)<\/td>\n<td>30-12-2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>106<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 106)<\/td>\n<td>30 Dec 2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>107<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 107)<\/td>\n<td>Dec 30, 2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>110<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 110)<\/td>\n<td>12-30-2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>111<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 111)<\/td>\n<td>2006\/12\/30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>112<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 112)<\/td>\n<td>20061230<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">TIME ONLY FORMATS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 8)<\/td>\n<td>00:38:54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 14)<\/td>\n<td>00:38:54:840<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 24)<\/td>\n<td>00:38:54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>108<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 108)<\/td>\n<td>00:38:54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>114<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 114)<\/td>\n<td>00:38:54:840<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">DATE &amp; TIME FORMATS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 0)<\/td>\n<td>Dec 12 2006 12:38AM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 9)<\/td>\n<td>Dec 30 2006 12:38:54:840AM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 13)<\/td>\n<td>30 Dec 2006 00:38:54:840AM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 20)<\/td>\n<td>2006-12-30 00:38:54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 21)<\/td>\n<td>2006-12-30 00:38:54.840<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 22)<\/td>\n<td>12\/30\/06 12:38:54 AM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 25)<\/td>\n<td>2006-12-30 00:38:54.840<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 100)<\/td>\n<td>Dec 30 2006 12:38AM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>109<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 109)<\/td>\n<td>Dec 30 2006 12:38:54:840AM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>113<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 113)<\/td>\n<td>30 Dec 2006 00:38:54:840<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>120<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 120)<\/td>\n<td>2006-12-30 00:38:54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>121<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 121)<\/td>\n<td>2006-12-30 00:38:54.840<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>126<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 126)<\/td>\n<td>2006-12-30T00:38:54.840<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>127<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 127)<\/td>\n<td>2006-12-30T00:38:54.840<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">FORMATS WITH ISSUES<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>130<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 130)<\/td>\n<td>10 ?? ????? 1427 12:38:54:840A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>131<\/td>\n<td>select convert(varchar, getdate(), 131)<\/td>\n<td>10\/12\/1427 12:38:54:840AM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>You can also format the date or time without dividing characters, as well as concatenate the date and time string:<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Sample statement<\/th>\n<th>Output<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>select replace(convert(varchar, getdate(),101),&#8217;\/&#8217;,&#8221;)<\/td>\n<td>12302006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>select replace(convert(varchar, getdate(),101),&#8217;\/&#8217;,&#8221;) + replace(convert(varchar, getdate(),108),&#8217;:&#8217;,&#8221;)<\/td>\n<td>12302006004426<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you want to get a list of all valid date and time formats, you could use the code below and change the @date to GETDATE() or any other date you want to use.\u00a0 This will output just the valid formats.<\/p>\n<div class=\"codediv\">\n<pre class=\"prettyprint lang-sql prettyprinted\"><span class=\"kwd\">DECLARE<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> @counter <\/span><span class=\"typ\">INT<\/span> <span class=\"pun\">=<\/span> <span class=\"lit\">0<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"kwd\">DECLARE<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> @date <\/span><span class=\"typ\">DATETIME<\/span> <span class=\"pun\">=<\/span> <span class=\"str\">'2006-12-30 00:38:54.840'<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"kwd\">CREATE<\/span> <span class=\"kwd\">TABLE<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> #dateFormats <\/span><span class=\"pun\">(<\/span><span class=\"pln\">dateFormatOption <\/span><span class=\"typ\">int<\/span><span class=\"pun\">,<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> dateOutput <\/span><span class=\"typ\">varchar<\/span><span class=\"pun\">(<\/span><span class=\"lit\">40<\/span><span class=\"pun\">))<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"kwd\">WHILE<\/span> <span class=\"pun\">(<\/span><span class=\"pln\">@counter <\/span><span class=\"pun\">&lt;=<\/span> <span class=\"lit\">150<\/span> <span class=\"pun\">)<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"kwd\">BEGIN<\/span>\r\n   <span class=\"kwd\">BEGIN<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> TRY\r\n      <\/span><span class=\"kwd\">INSERT<\/span> <span class=\"kwd\">INTO<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> #dateFormats\r\n      <\/span><span class=\"kwd\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"kwd2\">CONVERT<\/span><span class=\"pun\">(<\/span><span class=\"typ\">varchar<\/span><span class=\"pun\">,<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> @counter<\/span><span class=\"pun\">),<\/span> <span class=\"kwd2\">CONVERT<\/span><span class=\"pun\">(<\/span><span class=\"typ\">varchar<\/span><span class=\"pun\">,<\/span><span class=\"pln\">@date<\/span><span class=\"pun\">,<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> @counter<\/span><span class=\"pun\">)<\/span> \r\n      <span class=\"kwd\">SET<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> @counter <\/span><span class=\"pun\">=<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> @counter <\/span><span class=\"pun\">+<\/span> <span class=\"lit\">1<\/span>\r\n   <span class=\"kwd\">END<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> TRY\r\n   <\/span><span class=\"kwd\">BEGIN<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> CATCH<\/span><span class=\"pun\">;<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"kwd\">SET<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> @counter <\/span><span class=\"pun\">=<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> @counter <\/span><span class=\"pun\">+<\/span> <span class=\"lit\">1<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"kwd\">IF<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> @counter <\/span><span class=\"pun\">&gt;=<\/span> <span class=\"lit\">150<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"kwd\">BEGIN<\/span>\r\n         <span class=\"kwd\">BREAK<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"kwd\">END<\/span>\r\n   <span class=\"kwd\">END<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> CATCH\r\n<\/span><span class=\"kwd\">END<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"kwd\">SELECT<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> * <\/span><span class=\"kwd\">FROM<\/span><span class=\"pln\"> #dateFormats<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<h5>Next Steps<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>The formats listed above are not inclusive of all formats provided. Experiment with the different format numbers to see what others are available.<\/li>\n<li>These formats can be used for all date\/time functions, as well as data being served to clients, so experiment with these data format conversions to see if they can provide data more efficiently.<\/li>\n<li>Also, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mssqltips.com\/sqlservertip\/2655\/new-sql-server-function-to-format-dates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> SQL Server FORMAT Function to Format Dates<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source link :<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.mssqltips.com\/sqlservertip\/1145\/date-and-time-conversions-using-sql-server\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a list of formats and an example of the output.\u00a0 The date used for all of these examples is &#8220;2006-12-30 00:38:54.840&#8221;. DATE ONLY FORMATS Format # Query Sample 1 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 1) 12\/30\/06 2 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 2) 06.12.30 3 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 3) 30\/12\/06 4 select convert(varchar, getdate(), 4) 30.12.06 5 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[141,9,2,104],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-databases","category-sql-server","category-truques-dicas","category-transact-sql","author-admin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/galhano.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/galhano.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/galhano.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/galhano.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/galhano.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2299"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/galhano.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2301,"href":"http:\/\/galhano.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299\/revisions\/2301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/galhano.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/galhano.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/galhano.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}