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
2026-01-22
:db
2026-01-22 12:36:01
20260122
:number
20260122123601
:time
12:36
22 Jan
:short
22 Jan 12:36
January 22, 2026
:long
January 22, 2026 12:36
January 22nd, 2026
:long_ordinal
January 22nd, 2026 12:36
22 Jan 2026
:rfc822
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:36:01 +0000
:iso8601
2026-01-22T12:36:01+0000
date source
time source
This code paraphrases the #to_formatted_s docs.
#to_formatted_s