ISO 8601 Date Format
The format ISO 8601 Date can be described as:
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.sssZ
Breaking it down:
- YYYY: Represents the 4-digit year (e.g.,
2019). - MM: Represents the 2-digit month (e.g.,
09for September). - DD: Represents the 2-digit day of the month (e.g.,
19). - T: This is a separator that indicates the start of the time portion.
- HH: Represents the 2-digit hour of the day using a 24-hour clock (e.g.,
05). - MM: Represents the 2-digit minute (e.g.,
41). - SS: Represents the 2-digit second (e.g.,
53). - .sss: Represents the fractional seconds to three decimal places (milliseconds) (e.g.,
.150). - Z: Indicates that the time is in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
In plain terms, the format describes a date and time down to the millisecond, using UTC time.