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
2026-03-07
:db
2026-03-07 17:22:24
20260307
:number
20260307172224
:time
17:22
07 Mar
:short
07 Mar 17:22
March 07, 2026
:long
March 07, 2026 17:22
March 7th, 2026
:long_ordinal
March 7th, 2026 17:22
07 Mar 2026
:rfc822
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:22:24 +0000
:iso8601
2026-03-07T17:22:24+0000
date source
time source
This code paraphrases the #to_formatted_s docs.
#to_formatted_s