Date/Time Charts: German

Index

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!

Patterns

Fields	English Example	Native Example
Full Month
year month	January 2012	Januar 2012	view
to month+1	January – February 2012	Januar–Februar 2012	view
to year+1	January 2012 – January 2013	Januar 2012 – Januar 2013	view
year month day	January 13, 2012	13. Januar 2012	view
to day+1	January 13 – 14, 2012	13.–14. Januar 2012	view
to month+1	January 13 – February 13, 2012	13. Januar – 13. Februar 2012	view
to year+1	January 13, 2012 – January 13, 2013	13. Januar 2012 – 13. Januar 2013	view
year month day weekday	Friday, January 13, 2012	Freitag, 13. Januar 2012	view
to day+1	Friday, January 13 – Saturday, January 14, 2012	Freitag, 13. – Samstag, 14. Januar 2012	view
to month+1	Friday, January 13 – Monday, February 13, 2012	Freitag, 13. Januar – Montag, 13. Februar 2012	view
to year+1	Friday, January 13, 2012 – Sunday, January 13, 2013	Freitag, 13. Januar 2012 – Sonntag, 13. Januar 2013	view
month day	January 13	13. Januar	view
to day+1	January 13 – 14	13.–14. Januar	view
to month+1	January 13 – February 13	13. Januar – 13. Februar	view
month day weekday	Friday, January 13	Freitag, 13. Januar	view
to day+1	Friday, January 13 – Saturday, January 14	Freitag, 13. – Samstag, 14. Januar	view
to month+1	Friday, January 13 – Monday, February 13	Freitag, 13. Januar – Montag, 13. Februar	view
Abbreviated Month
year month_a	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 month_a 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 month_a day weekday	Fri, Jan 13, 2012	Fr., 13. Jan. 2012	view
to day+1	Fri, Jan 13 – Sat, Jan 14, 2012	Fr., 13. – Sa., 14. Jan. 2012	view
to month+1	Fri, Jan 13 – Mon, Feb 13, 2012	Fr., 13. Jan. – Mo., 13. Feb. 2012	view
to year+1	Fri, Jan 13, 2012 – Sun, Jan 13, 2013	Fr., 13. Jan. 2012 – So., 13. Jan. 2013	view
month_a 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
month_a day weekday	Fri, Jan 13	Fr., 13. Jan.	view
to day+1	Fri, Jan 13 – Sat, Jan 14	Fr., 13. – Sa., 14. Jan.	view
to month+1	Fri, Jan 13 – Mon, Feb 13	Fr., 13. Jan. – Mo., 13. Feb.	view
Numeric Month
year month_n	1/2012	1/2012	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 month_n day	1/13/2012	13.1.2012	view
to day+1	1/13/2012 – 1/14/2012	13.–14.01.2012	view
to month+1	1/13/2012 – 2/13/2012	13.01. – 13.02.2012	view
to year+1	1/13/2012 – 1/13/2013	13.01.2012 – 13.01.2013	view
year month_n day weekday	Fri, 1/13/2012	Fr., 13.1.2012	view
to day+1	Fri, 1/13/2012 – Sat, 1/14/2012	Fr., 13. – Sa., 14.01.2012	view
to month+1	Fri, 1/13/2012 – Mon, 2/13/2012	Fr., 13.01. – Mo., 13.02.2012	view
to year+1	Fri, 1/13/2012 – Sun, 1/13/2013	Fr., 13.01.2012 – So., 13.01.2013	view
month_n day	1/13	13.1.	view
to day+1	1/13 – 1/14	13.–14.01.	view
to month+1	1/13 – 2/13	13.01. – 13.02.	view
month_n day weekday	Fri, 1/13	Fr., 13.1.	view
to day+1	Fri, 1/13 – Sat, 1/14	Fr., 13. – Sa., 14.01.	view
to month+1	Fri, 1/13 – Mon, 2/13	Fr., 13.01. – Mo., 13.02.	view
Other Dates
year	2012	2012	view
to year+1	2012 – 2013	2012–2013	view
year quarter	1st quarter 2012	1. Quartal 2012	view
year quarter_a	Q1 2012	Q1 2012	view
quarter	1st quarter	1. Quartal
quarter_a	Q1	Q1
month	January	Januar	view
to month+1	January – February	Januar–Februar	view
month_a	Jan	Jan	view
to month+1	Jan – Feb	Jan.–Feb.	view
month_n	1	1	view
to month+1	1 – 2	01–02	view
day	13	13	view
to day+1	13 – 14	13.–14.	view
day weekday	13 Fri	Fr., 13.	view
to day+1	13 Fri – 14 Sat	Fr., 13. – Sa., 14.
weekday	Friday	Freitag	view
to weekday+1	Friday – Saturday	Freitag – Samstag
weekday_a	Fri	Fr	view
to weekday+1	Fri – Sat	Fr – Sa
Times
hour	9 PM	21 Uhr	view
to hour+1	8 – 9 PM	20–21 Uhr	view
hour minute	9:45 PM	21:45	view
to minute+1	1/13/2012, 8:45 PM – 1/13/2099, 8:45 PM	13.1.2012, 20:45 – 13.1.2099, 20:45	view
to hour+1	8:45 – 9:45 PM	20:45–21:45 Uhr	view
hour minute second	9:45:59 PM	21:45:59	view
minute second	45:59	45:59	view
minute	45	45
second	59	59
Dates and Times
month, day, hour, minute	1/13, 9:45 PM	13.1., 21:45
month, day, hour, minute	Jan 13, 9:45 PM	13. Jan., 21:45
month, day, hour, minute	January 13, 9:45 PM	13. Januar, 21:45
year month, day, hour, minute	1/13/2012, 9:45:59 PM	13.1.2012, 21:45:59
year month, day, hour, minute	Jan 13, 2012, 9:45:59 PM	13. Jan. 2012, 21:45:59
year month, day, hour, minute	January 13, 2012, 9:45:59 PM	13. Januar 2012, 21:45:59
year month, day, hour, minute, zone	January 13, 2012, 9:45:59 PM France Time	13. Januar 2012, 21:45:59 MEZ
year month, day, hour, minute, zone (long)	January 13, 2012, 9:45:59 PM Central European Time	13. Januar 2012, 21:45:59 Mitteleuropäische Zeit
Relative Dates
3 years ago	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ
2 years ago	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ
Last year	last year	letztes Jahr	view
This year	this year	dieses Jahr	view
Next year	next year	nächstes Jahr	view
2 years from now	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ
3 years from now	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ
3 months ago	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ
Last month	last month	letzten Monat	view
This month	this month	diesen Monat	view
Next month	next month	nächsten Monat	view
3 months from now	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ
6 weeks ago	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ
Last week	last week	letzte Woche	view
This week	this week	diese Woche	view
Next week	next week	nächste Woche	view
6 weeks from now	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ
Last Sunday	last Sunday	letzten Sonntag	view
This Sunday	this Sunday	diesen Sonntag	view
Next Sunday	next Sunday	nächsten Sonntag	view
Last Sunday + time	last Sunday, 8:45 PM	letzten Sonntag, 20:45	view
This Sunday + time	this Sunday, 8:45 PM	diesen Sonntag, 20:45	view
Next Sunday + time	next Sunday, 8:45 PM	nächsten Sonntag, 20:45	view
3 days ago	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ
Yesterday	yesterday	gestern	view
This day	today	heute	view
Tomorrow	tomorrow	morgen	view
3 days from now	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ
3 days ago + time	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ, 8:45 PM	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ, 20:45
Last day + time	yesterday, 8:45 PM	gestern, 20:45	view
This day + time	today, 8:45 PM	heute, 20:45	view
Next day + time	tomorrow, 8:45 PM	morgen, 20:45	view
3 days from now + time	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ, 8:45 PM	ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ, 20:45
Additional Patterns in Locale data
EHm	Fri 21:45	Fr., 21:45	view
EHms	Fri 21:45:59	Fr., 21:45:59	view
G	AD	n. Chr.
Gy	2012 AD	2012 n. Chr.	view
GyMMM	Jan 2012 AD	Jan. 2012 n. Chr.	view
GyMMMEd	Fri, Jan 13, 2012 AD	Fr., 13. Jan. 2012 n. Chr.	view
GyMMMd	Jan 13, 2012 AD	13. Jan. 2012 n. Chr.	view
GyMd	1/13/2012 AD	13.01.2012 n. Chr.	view
MMMMEd	Fri, January 13	Fr., 13. Januar	view
MMMMW	week 2 of January	Woche 2 im Januar
yMMMMEd	Fri, January 13, 2012	Fr., 13. Januar 2012	view
yw	week 2 of 2012	Woche 2 des Jahres 2012
Gy/G	2012 – 2099 AD	2012–2099 n. Chr.	view
Gy/y	2012 – 2013 AD	2012–2013 n. Chr.	view
GyMEd/d	Fri, 1/13/2012 – Sat, 1/14/2012 AD	Fr., 13.01.2012 – Sa., 14.01.2012 n. Chr.	view
GyMEd/G	Fri, 1/13/2012 – Tue, 1/13/2099 AD	Fr., 13.01.2012 – Di., 13.01.2099 n. Chr.	view
GyMEd/y	Fri, 1/13/2012 – Sun, 1/13/2013 AD	Fr., 13.01.2012 – So., 13.01.2013 n. Chr.	view
GyMEd/M	Fri, 1/13/2012 – Mon, 2/13/2012 AD	Fr., 13.01. – Mo., 13.02.2012 n. Chr.	view
GyMMMd/d	Jan 13 – 14, 2012 AD	13.–14. Jan. 2012 n. Chr.	view
GyMMMd/G	Jan 13, 2012 – Jan 13, 2099 AD	13. Jan. 2012 – 13. Jan. 2099 n. Chr.	view
GyMMMd/y	Jan 13, 2012 – Jan 13, 2013 AD	13. Jan. 2012 – 13. Jan. 2013 n. Chr.	view
GyMMMd/M	Jan 13 – Feb 13, 2012 AD	13. Jan. – 13. Feb. 2012 n. Chr.	view
GyMd/d	1/13/2012 – 1/14/2012 AD	13.–14.01.2012 n. Chr.	view
GyMd/G	1/13/2012 – 1/13/2099 AD	13.01.2012 – 13.01.2099 n. Chr.	view
GyMd/y	1/13/2012 – 1/13/2013 AD	13.01.2012 – 13.01.2013 n. Chr.	view
GyMd/M	1/13/2012 – 2/13/2012 AD	13.01. – 13.02.2012 n. Chr.	view
GyMMMEd/d	Fri, Jan 13 – Sat, Jan 14, 2012 AD	Fr., 13. – Sa., 14. Jan. 2012 n. Chr.	view
GyMMMEd/G	Fri, Jan 13, 2012 – Tue, Jan 13, 2099 AD	Fr., 13. Jan. 2012 – Di., 13. Jan. 2099 n. Chr.	view
GyMMMEd/y	Fri, Jan 13, 2012 – Sun, Jan 13, 2013 AD	Fr., 13. Jan. 2012 – So., 13. Jan. 2013 n. Chr.	view
GyMMMEd/M	Fri, Jan 13 – Mon, Feb 13, 2012 AD	Fr., 13. Jan. – Mo., 13. Feb. 2012 n. Chr.	view
GyM/G	1/2012 – 1/2099 AD	01/2012 – 01/2099 n. Chr.	view
GyM/y	1/2012 – 1/2013 AD	01/2012 – 01/2013 n. Chr.	view
GyM/M	1/2012 – 2/2012 AD	01/2012 – 02/2012 n. Chr.	view
GyMMM/G	Jan 2012 – Jan 2099 AD	Jan. 2012 – Jan. 2099 n. Chr.	view
GyMMM/y	Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 AD	Jan. 2012 – Jan. 2013 n. Chr.	view
GyMMM/M	Jan – Feb 2012 AD	Jan.–Feb. 2012 n. Chr.	view

Weekdays

English

Wide

Abbr.

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Sunday

Sonntag

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So.	view
So	view

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Monday

Montag

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Mo.	view
Mo	view

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Tuesday

Dienstag

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Di.	view
Di	view

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Wednesday

Mittwoch

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Mi.	view
Mi	view

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Thursday

Donnerstag

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Do.	view
Do	view

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Friday

Freitag

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Fr.	view
Fr	view

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Saturday

Samstag

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Sa.	view
Sa	view

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Months

English

Wide

Abbr.

Narrow

January

Januar

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Jan.	view
Jan	view

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February

Februar

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Feb.	view
Feb	view

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March

März

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März	view
Mär	view

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April

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Apr.	view
Apr	view

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May

Mai

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Mai

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June

Juni

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Juni	view
Jun	view

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July

Juli

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Juli	view
Jul	view

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August

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Aug.	view
Aug	view

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September

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Sept.	view
Sep	view

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October

Oktober

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Okt.	view
Okt	view

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November

view

Nov.	view
Nov	view

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December

Dezember

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Dez.	view
Dez	view

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Quarters

English

Wide

Abbr.

Narrow

1st quarter

1. Quartal

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2nd quarter

2. Quartal

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3rd quarter

3. Quartal

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4th quarter

4. Quartal

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Day Periods

Please review these and correct if needed. The Wide fields are the most important. To correct them, go to view and following. Note: Day Periods can be a bit tricky; for more information, see Day Periods.

DayPeriodID	Time Span(s)	Format				Standalone
		Wide		Abbreviated	Narrow	Wide		Abbreviated	Narrow
		English	Native	Native	Native	English	Native	Native	Native
midnight	00:00	12:00 midnight	12:00 Mitternacht	12:00 Mitternacht	12:00 Mitternacht	midnight	Mitternacht	Mitternacht	Mitternacht
night1	00:00 – 05:00⁻	2:30 at night	2:30 nachts	2:30 nachts	2:30 nachts	night	Nacht	Nacht	Nacht
morning1	05:00 – 10:00⁻	7:30 in the morning	7:30 morgens	7:30 morgens	7:30 morgens	morning	Morgen	Morgen	Morgen
morning2	10:00 – 12:00⁻	11:00 in the morning	11:00 vormittags	11:00 vorm.	11:00 vorm.	unused	Vormittag	Vorm.	Vorm.
afternoon1	12:00 – 13:00⁻	12:30 in the afternoon	12:30 mittags	12:30 mittags	12:30 mittags	afternoon	Mittag	Mittag	Mittag
afternoon2	13:00 – 18:00⁻	3:30 in the afternoon	3:30 nachmittags	3:30 nachm.	3:30 nachm.	unused	Nachmittag	Nachm.	Nachm.
evening1	18:00 – 24:00⁻	9:00 at night	9:00 abends	9:00 abends	9:00 abends	evening	Abend	Abend	Abend