Reference: Date Time Format Code

The following table describes the date-time format codes used with AQL calc operator timestamp conversion functions.

Format Code Description Example
%Y Four-digit year 2025
%y Two-digit year 25
%m Two-digit month (01-12) 01
%b Name of the month Jan
%d Two-digit day of the month (01-31) 05
%H Two-digit hour (00-23) 13
%h Two-digit hour (01-12) 05
%M Two-digit minute (00-59) 37
%S Two-digit second (00-59) 45
%Q Three-digit milliseconds (000-999) 300

Note: If the string format is incorrect or the date is invalid, the AQL query returns an error message similar to the following:

INVALID_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT: Invalid format