Date units

Specifies the symbol and different format used to describe date.

Symbol
Description
CCYY
Full year including century (2001)
YY
Last two digits of the year (00-99)
MM
Month of the year in two numeric digits (01-12)
M
Month of the year in one or two numeric digits as needed (1 to 12)
MON
First three letters of the month (Jan to Dec)
MONTH
Full name of the month (January to December)
DDD
Day of the year in three numeric digits (001 to 366)
DD
Day of the month in two numeric digits (01 to 31)
D
Day of the month in one or two numeric digits as needed (1 to 31)
DY
First three letters of the weekday (Sun to Sat)
DAY
Full name of the weekday (Sunday to Saturday)
WW
Week of year (1-52)
Qn
Quarter of the year (Q1-Q4)
EEYY
Emperor's year, long form
EY
Emperor's year, short form