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Get current date and time in various format in golang

Example

package main
 
import (
    "fmt"
    "time"
)
func main() {
 
    currentTime := time.Now()
 
    fmt.Println("Current Time in String: ", currentTime.String())
     
    fmt.Println("MM-DD-YYYY : ", currentTime.Format("01-02-2006"))
     
    fmt.Println("YYYY-MM-DD : ", currentTime.Format("2006-01-02"))
     
    fmt.Println("YYYY.MM.DD : ", currentTime.Format("2006.01.02 15:04:05"))
     
    fmt.Println("YYYY#MM#DD {Special Character} : ", currentTime.Format("2006#01#02"))
     
    fmt.Println("YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss : ", currentTime.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05"))
         
    fmt.Println("Time with MicroSeconds: ", currentTime.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05.000000"))
     
    fmt.Println("Time with NanoSeconds: ", currentTime.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05.000000000"))
     
    fmt.Println("ShortNum Month : ", currentTime.Format("2006-1-02"))
     
    fmt.Println("LongMonth : ", currentTime.Format("2006-January-02"))
     
    fmt.Println("ShortMonth : ", currentTime.Format("2006-Jan-02"))
     
    fmt.Println("ShortYear : ", currentTime.Format("06-Jan-02"))
     
    fmt.Println("LongWeekDay : ", currentTime.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05 Monday"))
     
    fmt.Println("ShortWeek Day : ", currentTime.Format("2006-01-02 Mon"))   
     
    fmt.Println("ShortDay : ", currentTime.Format("Mon 2006-01-2"))
     
    fmt.Println("Short Hour Minute Second: ", currentTime.Format("2006-01-02 3:4:5"))   
     
    fmt.Println("Short Hour Minute Second: ", currentTime.Format("2006-01-02 3:4:5 PM"))    
     
    fmt.Println("Short Hour Minute Second: ", currentTime.Format("2006-01-02 3:4:5 pm"))    
}

Output

Current Time in String:  2017-07-04 00:47:20.1424751 +0530 IST
MM-DD-YYYY :  07-04-2017
YYYY-MM-DD :  2017-07-04
YYYY.MM.DD :  2017.07.04 00:47:20
YYYY#MM#DD {Special Character} :  2017#07#04
YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss :  2017-07-04 00:47:20
Time with MicroSeconds:  2017-07-04 00:47:20.142475
Time with NanoSeconds:  2017-07-04 00:47:20.142475100
ShortNum Month :  2017-7-04
LongMonth :  2017-July-04
ShortMonth :  2017-Jul-04
ShortYear :  17-Jul-04
LongWeekDay :  2017-07-04 00:47:20 Tuesday
ShortWeek Day :  2017-07-04 Tue
ShortDay :  Tue 2017-07-4
Short Hour Minute Second:  2017-07-04 12:47:20
Short Hour Minute Second:  2017-07-04 12:47:20 AM
Short Hour Minute Second:  2017-07-04 12:47:20 am
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