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 | tammikuu 2012 | view |
to month+1 | January – February 2012 | tammi–helmikuu 2012 | view |
to year+1 | January 2012 – January 2013 | tammikuu 2012 – tammikuu 2013 | view |
year month day | January 13, 2012 | 13. tammikuuta 2012 | view |
to day+1 | January 13 – 14, 2012 | 13.–14. tammikuuta 2012 | view |
to month+1 | January 13 – February 13, 2012 | 13. tammikuuta – 13. helmikuuta 2012 | view |
to year+1 | January 13, 2012 – January 13, 2013 | 13. tammikuuta 2012 – 13. tammikuuta 2013 | view |
year month day weekday | Friday, January 13, 2012 | perjantaina 13. tammikuuta 2012 | view |
to day+1 | Friday, January 13 – Saturday, January 14, 2012 | perjantaina 13. – lauantaina 14. tammikuuta 2012 | view |
to month+1 | Friday, January 13 – Monday, February 13, 2012 | perjantaina 13. tammikuuta – maanantaina 13. helmikuuta 2012 | view |
to year+1 | Friday, January 13, 2012 – Sunday, January 13, 2013 | perjantaina 13. tammikuuta 2012 – sunnuntaina 13. tammikuuta 2013 | view |
month day | January 13 | 13. tammikuuta | view |
to day+1 | January 13 – 14 | 13.–14. tammikuuta | view |
to month+1 | January 13 – February 13 | 13. tammikuuta – 13. helmikuuta | view |
month day weekday | Friday, January 13 | perjantai 13. tammikuuta | view |
to day+1 | Friday, January 13 – Saturday, January 14 | perjantaina 13. – lauantaina 14. tammikuuta | view |
to month+1 | Friday, January 13 – Monday, February 13 | perjantaina 13. tammikuuta – maanantaina 13. helmikuuta | view |
Abbreviated Month |
year montha | Jan 2012 | tammi 2012 | view |
to month+1 | Jan – Feb 2012 | tammi–helmikuu 2012 | view |
to year+1 | Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | tammikuu 2012 – tammikuu 2013 | view |
year montha day | Jan 13, 2012 | 13. tammikuuta 2012 | view |
to day+1 | Jan 13 – 14, 2012 | 13.–14. tammikuuta 2012 | view |
to month+1 | Jan 13 – Feb 13, 2012 | 13. tammikuuta – 13. helmikuuta 2012 | view |
to year+1 | Jan 13, 2012 – Jan 13, 2013 | 13. tammikuuta 2012 – 13. tammikuuta 2013 | view |
year montha day weekday | Fri, Jan 13, 2012 | pe 13. tammikuuta 2012 | view |
to day+1 | Fri, Jan 13 – Sat, Jan 14, 2012 | pe 13. – la 14. tammikuuta 2012 | view |
to month+1 | Fri, Jan 13 – Mon, Feb 13, 2012 | pe 13. tammikuuta – ma 13. helmikuuta 2012 | view |
to year+1 | Fri, Jan 13, 2012 – Sun, Jan 13, 2013 | pe 13. tammikuuta 2012 – su 13. tammikuuta 2013 | view |
montha day | Jan 13 | 13. tammikuuta | view |
to day+1 | Jan 13 – 14 | 13.–14. tammikuuta | view |
to month+1 | Jan 13 – Feb 13 | 13. tammikuuta – 13. helmikuuta | view |
montha day weekday | Fri, Jan 13 | pe 13. tammikuuta | view |
to day+1 | Fri, Jan 13 – Sat, Jan 14 | pe 13. – la 14. tammikuuta | view |
to month+1 | Fri, Jan 13 – Mon, Feb 13 | pe 13. tammikuuta – ma 13. helmikuuta | view |
Numeric Month |
year monthn | 1/2012 | 1.2012 | view |
to month+1 | 1/2012 – 2/2012 | tammi–helmikuu 2012 | view |
to year+1 | 1/2012 – 1/2013 | tammikuu 2012 – tammikuu 2013 | view |
year monthn day | 1/13/2012 | 13.1.2012 | view |
to day+1 | 1/13/2012 – 1/14/2012 | 13.–14.1.2012 | view |
to month+1 | 1/13/2012 – 2/13/2012 | 13.1.–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 | pe 13.1.2012 | view |
to day+1 | Fri, 1/13/2012 – Sat, 1/14/2012 | pe 13.1.2012 – la 14.1.2012 | view |
to month+1 | Fri, 1/13/2012 – Mon, 2/13/2012 | pe 13.1.2012 – ma 13.2.2012 | view |
to year+1 | Fri, 1/13/2012 – Sun, 1/13/2013 | pe 13.1.2012 – su 13.1.2013 | view |
monthn day | 1/13 | 13.1. | view |
to day+1 | 1/13 – 1/14 | 13.–14.1. | view |
to month+1 | 1/13 – 2/13 | 13.1.–13.2. | view |
monthn day weekday | Fri, 1/13 | pe 13.1. | view |
to day+1 | Fri, 1/13 – Sat, 1/14 | pe 13. – la 14.1. | view |
to month+1 | Fri, 1/13 – Mon, 2/13 | pe 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 | 1. neljännes 2012 | view |
year quartera | Q1 2012 | 1. nelj. 2012 | view |
quarter | 1st quarter | 1. neljännes |
quartera | Q1 | 1. nelj. |
month | January | tammikuu | view |
to month+1 | January – February | tammi–helmikuu | view |
montha | Jan | tammi | view |
to month+1 | Jan – Feb | tammi–helmikuu | 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 | pe 13. | view |
to day+1 | 13 Fri – 14 Sat | pe 13.–la 14. |
weekday | Friday | perjantai | view |
to weekday+1 | Friday – Saturday | perjantai–lauantai |
weekdaya | Fri | pe | view |
to weekday+1 | Fri – Sat | pe–la |
Times |
hour | 9 PM | 21 | view |
to hour+1 | 8 PM – 9 PM | 20–21 | view |
hour minute | 9:45 PM | 21.45 | view |
to minute+1 | 8:45 PM – 8:46 PM | 20.45–20.46 | view |
to hour+1 | 8:45 PM – 9:45 PM | 20.45–21.45 | 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. klo 21.45 |
month, day, hour, minute | Jan 13, 9:45 PM | 13. tammikuuta klo 21.45 |
month, day, hour, minute | January 13, 9:45 PM | 13. tammikuuta klo 21.45 |
year month, day, hour, minute | 1/13/2012, 9:45:59 PM | 13.1.2012 klo 21.45.59 |
year month, day, hour, minute | Jan 13, 2012, 9:45:59 PM | 13. tammikuuta 2012 klo 21.45.59 |
year month, day, hour, minute | January 13, 2012, 9:45:59 PM | 13. tammikuuta 2012 klo 21.45.59 |
year month, day, hour, minute, zone | January 13, 2012, 9:45:59 PM France Time | 13. tammikuuta 2012 klo 21.45.59 aikavyöhyke: Ranska |
year month, day, hour, minute, zone (long) | January 13, 2012, 9:45:59 PM Central European Time | 13. tammikuuta 2012 klo 21.45.59 Keski-Euroopan aika |
Relative Dates |
3 years ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
2 years ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
Last year | last year | viime vuonna | view |
This year | this year | tänä vuonna | view |
Next year | next year | ensi vuonna | view |
2 years from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
3 years from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
3 months ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
Last month | last month | viime kuussa | view |
This month | this month | tässä kuussa | view |
Next month | next month | ensi kuussa | view |
3 months from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
6 weeks ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
Last week | last week | viime viikolla | view |
This week | this week | tällä viikolla | view |
Next week | next week | ensi viikolla | view |
6 weeks from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
Last Sunday | last Sunday | viime sunnuntaina | view |
This Sunday | this Sunday | tänä sunnuntaina | view |
Next Sunday | next Sunday | ensi sunnuntaina | view |
Last Sunday + time | last Sunday at 8:45 PM | viime sunnuntaina klo 20.45 | view |
This Sunday + time | this Sunday at 8:45 PM | tänä sunnuntaina klo 20.45 | view |
Next Sunday + time | next Sunday at 8:45 PM | ensi sunnuntaina klo 20.45 | view |
3 days ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
Yesterday | yesterday | eilen | view |
This day | today | tänään | view |
Tomorrow | tomorrow | huomenna | view |
3 days from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
3 days ago + time | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ at 8:45 PM | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ klo 20.45 |
Last day + time | yesterday at 8:45 PM | eilen klo 20.45 | view |
This day + time | today at 8:45 PM | tänään klo 20.45 | view |
Next day + time | tomorrow at 8:45 PM | huomenna klo 20.45 | view |
3 days from now + time | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ at 8:45 PM | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ klo 20.45 |
Additional Patterns in Locale data |
EHm | Fri 21:45 | pe 21.45 | view |
EHms | Fri 21:45:59 | pe 21.45.59 | view |
G | AD | jKr. |
Gy | 2012 AD | 2012 jKr. | view |
GyMMM | Jan 2012 AD | tammi 2012 jKr. | view |
GyMMMEd | Fri, Jan 13, 2012 AD | pe 13. tammikuuta 2012 jKr. | view |
GyMMMd | Jan 13, 2012 AD | 13. tammikuuta 2012 jKr. | view |
yMMMMccccd | Friday, January 13, 2012 | perjantai 13. tammikuuta 2012 | view |
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.