# How can I format Time.now output

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 18, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-format-time-now-output/158041 "2009-01-18T13:22:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![youhaodeyi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/b9bd4f/32.png) [@youhaodeyi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/youhaodeyi)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-format-time-now-output/158041/1 "2009-01-18T13:22:42Z")

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I use Time.now to get the current date and time. How can I format its  
output?

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**Author:** ![youhaodeyi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/b9bd4f/32.png) [@youhaodeyi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/youhaodeyi)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-format-time-now-output/158041/2 "2009-01-18T13:36:41Z")

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On 18.01.2009 13:21, Zhao Yi wrote:

> I use Time.now to get the current date and time. How can I format its  
> output?

[http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Time.html#M000297](http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Time.html#M000297)

robert