MySQL TIME_FORMAT() Function

Format a time:

SELECT TIME_FORMAT("19:30:10", "%H %i %s");

Definition and Usage

The TIME_FORMAT() function formats a time by a specified format.

TIME_FORMAT(time, format)

Parameter

Description

time

Required. The time to be formatted

format

Required. The format to use. Can be one or a combination of the following:

Format	Description
%f	Microseconds (000000 to 999999)
%H	Hour (00 to 23)
%h	Hour (00 to 12)
%I	Hour (00 to 12)
%i	Minutes (00 to 59)
%p	AM or PM
%r	Time in 12 hour AM or PM format (hh:mm:ss AM/PM)
%S	Seconds (00 to 59)
%s	Seconds (00 to 59)
%T	Time in 24 hour format (hh:mm:ss)

Works in:	From MySQL 4.0

Format a time:

SELECT TIME_FORMAT("19:30:10", "%h %i %s %p");

Format a time:

SELECT TIME_FORMAT("19:30:10", "%r");

Format a time:

SELECT TIME_FORMAT("19:30:10", "%T");