oh-my-posh/website/docs/segments/time.mdx

---
id: time
title: Time
sidebar_label: Time
---

## What

Show the current timestamp.

## Sample Configuration

import Config from '@site/src/components/Config.js';

<Config data={{
  "type": "time",
  "style": "plain",
  "foreground": "#007ACC",
  "properties": {
    "time_format": "15:04:05"
  }
}}/>

## Properties

| Name          | Type     | Default    | Description                                          |
| ------------- | :------: | :--------: | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `time_format` | `string` | `15:04:05` | format to use, follows the [golang standard][format] |

## Template ([info][templates])

:::note default template

```template
{{ .CurrentDate | date .Format }}
```

:::

### Properties

| Name           | Type     | Description                             |
| -------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------- |
| `.Format`      | `string` | The time format (set via `time_format`) |
| `.CurrentDate` | `time`   | The time to display (testing purpose)   |

## Syntax

- January 2, 2006 **Date**
- 01/02/06
- Jan-02-06
- 15:04:05 **Time**
- 3:04:05 PM
- Jan 2 15:04:05 **Timestamp**
- Jan 2 15:04:05.000000 **with microseconds**
- 2006-01-02T15:04:05-0700 **ISO 8601 (RFC 3339)**
- 2006-01-02
- 15:04:05
- 02 Jan 06 15:04 MST **RFC 822**
- 02 Jan 06 15:04 -0700 **with numeric zone**
- Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 MST 27e95cb
- Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700 **with numeric zone**

### Formats

The following predefined date and timestamp format constants are also available:

| Name          | Output                              |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| `ANSIC`       | Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 2006             |
| `UnixDate`    | Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 MST 2006         |
| `RubyDate`    | Mon Jan 02 15:04:05 -0700 2006      |
| `RFC822`      | 02 Jan 06 15:04 MST                 |
| `RFC822Z`     | 02 Jan 06 15:04 -0700               |
| `RFC850`      | Monday, 02-Jan-06 15:04:05 MST      |
| `RFC1123`     | Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 MST       |
| `RFC1123Z`    | Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700     |
| `RFC3339`     | 2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00           |
| `RFC3339Nano` | 2006-01-02T15:04:05.999999999Z07:00 |
| `Kitchen`     | 3:04PM                              |
| `Stamp`       | Jan 2 15:04:05                      |
| `StampMilli`  | Jan 2 15:04:05.000                  |
| `StampMicro`  | Jan 2 15:04:05.000000               |
| `StampNano`   | Jan 2 15:04:05.000000000            |

## Examples

To display the time in multiple time zones, using [Sprig's Date Functions][sprig-date]:

```text
{{ .CurrentDate | date .Format }} {{ dateInZone "15:04Z" .CurrentDate "UTC" }}
```

[templates]: /docs/configuration/templates
[format]: https://yourbasic.org/golang/format-parse-string-time-date-example/
[sprig-date]: https://masterminds.github.io/sprig/date.html