Date Formats

Table 4.3 lists some of the available SAS date formats. For each format, an example is shown of a date value in the notation produced by the format. The date '17OCT91'D is used as the example.

Table 4.3: Frequently Used SAS Date Formats

Format and

 

Width

Default

Example

Description

Range

Width

DATEw.

Day, month abbreviation, year:

5–9

7

17OCT91

ddmonyy

   

DAYw.

Day of month

2–32

2

17

     

DDMMYYw.

Day, month, year: dd/mm/yy

2–8

8

17/10/91

     

DOWNAMEw.

Name of day of the week

1–32

9

Thursday

     

JULDAYw.

Day of year

3–32

3

290

     

JULIANw.

Year and day of year: yyddd

5–7

5

91290

     

MMDDYYw.

Month, day, year: mm/dd/yy

2–8

8

10/17/91

     

MMYYw.

Month and year: mmMyyyy

5–32

7

10M1991

     

MMYYCw.

Month and year: mm:yyyy

5–32

7

10:1991

     

MMYYDw.

Month and year: mm-yyyy

5–32

7

10-1991

     

MMYYPw.

Month and year: mm.yyyy

5–32

7

10.1991

     

MMYYSw.

Month and year: mm/yyyy

5–32

7

10/1991

     

MMYYNw.

Month and year: mmyyyy

5–32

6

101991

     

MONNAMEw.

Name of month

1–32

9

October

     

MONTHw.

Month of year

1–32

2

10

     

MONYYw.

Month abbreviation and year:

5–7

5

OCT91

monyy

   

QTRw.

Quarter of year

1–32

1

4

     

QTRRw.

Quarter in roman numerals

3–32

3

IV

     

NENGOw.

Japanese Nengo notation

2–10

10

H.03/10/17

     

WEEKDATEw.

day-of-week, month-name dd, yyyy

3–37

29

Thursday, October 17, 1991

     

WEEKDATXw.

day-of-week, dd month-name yyyy

3–37

29

Thursday, 17 October 1991

     

WEEKDAYw.

Day of week

1–32

1

5

     

WEEKVw.

ISO 8601 year, week, day of week:

3–200

11

1991-W42-04

yyyy-Www-dd

   

WORDDATEw.

month-name dd, yyyy

3–32

18

October 17, 1991

     

WORDDATXw.

dd month-name yyyy

3–32

18

17 October 1991

     

YEARw.

Year: yyyy

2–32

4

1991

     

YYMMw.

Year and month: yyyyMmm

5–32

7

1991M10

     

YYMMCw.

Year and month: yyyy:mm

5–32

7

1991:10

     

YYMMDw.

Year and month: yyyy-mm

5–32

7

1991-10

     

YYMMPw.

Year and month: yyyy.mm

5–32

7

1991.10

     

YYMMSw.

Year and month: yyyy/mm

5–32

7

1991/10

     

YYMMNw.

Year and month: yyyymm

5–32

7

199110

     

YYMONw.

Year and month abbreviation:

5–32

7

1991OCT

yyyymon

   

YYMMDDw.

Year, month, day: yy/mm/dd

2–8

8

91/10/17

     

YYQw.

Year and quarter: yyyyQq

4–6

6

1991Q4

     

YYQCw.

Year and quarter: yyyy:q

4–32

6

1991:4

     

YYQDw.

Year and quarter: yyyy-q

4–32

6

1991-4

     

YYQPw.

Year and quarter: yyyy.q

4–32

6

1991.4

     

YYQSw.

Year and quarter: yyyy/q

4–32

6

1991/4

     

YYQNw.

Year and quarter: yyyyq

3–32

5

19914

     

YYQRw.

Year and quarter in roman

6–32

8

1991QIV

numerals: yyyyQrr

   

YYQRCw.

Year and quarter in roman

6–32

8

1991:IV

numerals: yyyy:rr

   

YYQRDw.

Year and quarter in roman

6–32

8

1991-IV

numerals: yyyy-rr

   

YYQRPw.

Year and quarter in roman

6–32

8

1991.IV

numerals: yyyy.rr

   

YYQRSw.

Year and quarter in roman

6–32

8

1991/IV

numerals: yyyy/rr

   

YYQRNw.

Year and quarter in roman

6–32

8

1991IV

numerals: yyyyrr