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
2026-03-03
:db
2026-03-03 07:57:32
20260303
:number
20260303075732
:time
07:57
03 Mar
:short
03 Mar 07:57
March 03, 2026
:long
March 03, 2026 07:57
March 3rd, 2026
:long_ordinal
March 3rd, 2026 07:57
03 Mar 2026
:rfc822
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:57:32 +0000
:iso8601
2026-03-03T07:57:32+0000
date source
time source
This code paraphrases the #to_formatted_s docs.
#to_formatted_s