Format Element Description Example
AD AD indicator TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'YYYY AD')
AM Meridian indicator (am/pm) TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'HH:MI:SS AM')
BC BC indicator (Before Common era/Before Christ) TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'YYYY BC')
D Day of the week (from 1 to 7) TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'D')
DAY Name of the day TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'DAY')
DD Day of the month (from 1 to 31) TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'DD')
DDD Day of the year (from 1 to 366) TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'DDD')
DY Abbreviated name of the day TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'DY')
HH Hour of the day (from 1 to 12) TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'HH')
HH12 Hour of the day (from 1 to 12) TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'HH12')
HH24 Hour of the day (from 0 to 23) TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'HH24')
MI Minute (from 0 to 59) TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'MI')
MM Month (from 01 to 12) TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'MM')
MON Abbreviated name of the month TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'MON')
MONTH Name of the month TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'MONTH')
PM Meridian indicator (am/pm) TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'PM')
RM Roman numeral month (from I to XII) TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'RM')
RR Calculates full year given two digits TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'RR')
SS Second (from 0 to 59) TO_CHAR (SYSDATE,'SS')
select
TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'DD-DAY-MONTH-YEAR') LONG_DATE
FROM dual;
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