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

2026-03-13

:db

2026-03-13 18:36:25

20260313

:number

20260313183625

 

:time

18:36

13 Mar

:short

13 Mar 18:36

March 13, 2026

:long

March 13, 2026 18:36

March 13th, 2026

:long_ordinal

March 13th, 2026 18:36

13 Mar 2026

:rfc822

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:36:25 +0000

2026-03-13

:iso8601

2026-03-13T18:36:25+0000

date source

 

time source

This code paraphrases the #to_formatted_s docs.