Time.zone.now.to_fs(:symbol)
Time.zone.now.to_formatted_s(:symbol)
pre-Rails 7
Time.zone.now.to_s(:symbol)
date
:symbol
time
2025-09-01
:db
2025-09-01 22:26:20
20250901
:number
20250901222620
:time
22:26
01 Sep
:short
01 Sep 22:26
September 01, 2025
:long
September 01, 2025 22:26
September 1st, 2025
:long_ordinal
September 1st, 2025 22:26
01 Sep 2025
:rfc822
Mon, 01 Sep 2025 22:26:20 +0000
:iso8601
2025-09-01T22:26:20+0000
date source
time source
This code paraphrases the #to_formatted_s docs.
#to_formatted_s