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title: "4 DB2 DATE Formats to Read Right now"
description: "DB2 date formats complete list read today and useful for your projects."
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date: 2015-08-22
modified: 2026-10-07
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# 4 DB2 DATE Formats to Read Right now

DB2 supports four Date formats. Those are ISO, USA, EUR and JIS. Knowing of these help you understand its meaning.

## **International Organization for Standardization (ISO)**

YYYY-MM-DD
HH.MM.SS

## **IBM USA Standard (USA)**

MM/DD/YYYY
HH:MM AM or PM

## **IBM European Standard (EUR)**

DD.MM.YYYY

HH.MM.SS

## **Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS)**

YYYY-MM-DD

HH:MM:SS

**Site Specific (LOC)**

Based on database territory and country code, For date formats, YYYY = Year, MM = Month, and DD = Day;

for [time formats](https://srinimf.com/2010/05/02/db2-time-formats/), HH = Hour, MM = Minute, and SS = Seconds.

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