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| Format Name | Pattern | Example Output |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 8601 (Standard) | YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ | 2025-07-12T14:30:00.000Z |
| RFC 3339 | YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss±HH:mm | 2025-07-12T14:30:00+00:00 |
| RFC 2822 | ddd, DD MMM YYYY HH:mm:ss Z | Sat, 12 Jul 2025 14:30:00 +0000 |
| SQL Standard | YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss | 2025-07-12 14:30:00 |
| US Date | MM/DD/YYYY | 07/12/2025 |
| European Date | DD/MM/YYYY | 12/07/2025 |
| Military Time | HHmm | 1430 |
| Unix Timestamp | seconds since epoch | 1720771200 |
| ISO Basic Format | YYYYMMDDTHHmmss | 20250712T143000 |
* Example outputs assume the input date-time is 2025-07-12 14:30:00 UTC.
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