DateTim...e::en_EE(3)
π DateTim...e::en_EE(3) β bestie, it's the English Estonia locale data π
okay so this is the manual page for DateTime::Locale::en_EE, header reading DateTim...e::en_EE(3) β yes the header literally truncates itself with an ellipsis, she's giving mysterious π β and it lives under User Contributed Perl Documentation. It's a giant flex of a pod file showing off every string the English Estonia (en-EE) locale has to offer, and we're walking through all of it together, no skips, no "you get the idea" shortcuts. periodt.
β¨ NAME β¨
DateTime::Locale::en_EE β locale data examples for the English Estonia (en-EE) locale. that's the whole job. she's a data showcase π
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
this pod file contains examples of the locale data available for the English Estonia locale. that's the literal scope of it and honestly? she ate. below you get every list, every format, and every sample date rendered out so you can vibe check the whole thing without running a single line of code.
πΈ Days
Wide (format)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Abbreviated (format)
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Narrow (format)
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
not the twoTs and twoSs living their truth π narrow format said "one letter, figure it out"
Wide (stand-alone)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Abbreviated (stand-alone)
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Narrow (stand-alone)
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
π Months
Wide (format)
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Abbreviated (format)
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
bestie look at Sept π four whole letters while everyone else is doing three. September said main character energy and I respect it.
Narrow (format)
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
theJs andMs are fighting for their lives in there π narrow months is a chaos simulator and yet, iconic.
Wide (stand-alone)
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Abbreviated (stand-alone)
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Narrow (stand-alone)
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
π§ Quarters
Wide (format)
1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter
Abbreviated (format)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Narrow (format)
1
2
3
4
Wide (stand-alone)
1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter
Abbreviated (stand-alone)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Narrow (stand-alone)
1
2
3
4
π Eras
Wide (format)
Before Christ
Anno Domini
Abbreviated (format)
BC
AD
Narrow (format)
B
A
justBandA!! narrow era said keep it mysterious π
π Date Formats
Full
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tuesday, 5 February 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Friday, 22 December 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Saturday, 15 September -10
Long
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 February 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 December 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 September -10
Medium
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Feb 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Dec 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sept -10
Short
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02/2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09/-10
day-first everywhere,dd/MM, no cap. if you're out here reading05/02/2008as May 2nd, this locale is not for you and it's not sorry π
β Time Formats
Full
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 UTC
Long
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 UTC
Medium
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23
Short
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44
Full and Long are literally the same string, they said "why not, we're both valid" π
Medium and Short drop the UTC and honestly? fair.
π₯ Datetime Formats
Full
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tuesday, 5 February 2008, 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Friday, 22 December 1995, 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Saturday, 15 September -10, 04:44:23 UTC
Long
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 February 2008, 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 December 1995, 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 September -10, 04:44:23 UTC
Medium
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Feb 2008, 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Dec 1995, 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sept -10, 04:44:23
Short
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02/2008, 18:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/1995, 09:05
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09/-10, 04:44
π Available Formats
okay this is the big one, the whole buffet. every named skeleton in the locale, with the same three sample timestamps β 2008-02-05T18:30:30, 1995-12-22T09:05:02, and -0010-09-15T04:44:23 β run through it. grab a snack π
β¨ Bh (h B)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 B
β¨ Bhm (h:mm B)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 B
β¨ Bhms (h:mm:ss B)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 B
β¨ E (ccc)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat
β¨ EBh (E h B)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4 B
β¨ EBhm (E h:mm B)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44 B
β¨ EBhms (E h:mm:ss B)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30:30 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05:02 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44:23 B
β¨ EHm (E HH:mm)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 18:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 09:05
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 04:44
β¨ EHms (E HH:mm:ss)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 04:44:23
β¨ Ed (E d)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 5
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 15
β¨ Eh (E h a)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4 am
β¨ Eh-alt-ascii (E h a)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4 am
the -alt-ascii twin! same output to the naked eye, so don't @ me about the spacing, just know both exist and both are valid π
β¨ Ehm (E h:mm a)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44 am
β¨ Ehm-alt-ascii (E h:mm a)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44 am
β¨ Ehms (E h:mm:ss a)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05:02 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44:23 am
β¨ Ehms-alt-ascii (E h:mm:ss a)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05:02 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44:23 am
β¨ Gy (y G)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 BC
yes bestie, -10 BC. negative year with an era glued on, she's built different π
β¨ GyM (M/y G)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2/2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12/1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 9/-10 BC
β¨ GyMEd (E, dd/MM/y G)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue, 05/02/2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri, 22/12/1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat, 15/09/-10 BC
β¨ GyMMM (MMM y G)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb 2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dec 1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sept -10 BC
β¨ GyMMMEd (E, d MMM y G)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue, 5 Feb 2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri, 22 Dec 1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat, 15 Sept -10 BC
β¨ GyMMMd (d MMM y G)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Feb 2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Dec 1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sept -10 BC
β¨ GyMd (dd/MM/y G)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02/2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09/-10 BC
β¨ H (HH)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04
β¨ Hm (HH:mm)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44
β¨ Hms (HH:mm:ss)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23
β¨ Hmsv (HH:mm:ss v)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 UTC
β¨ Hmv (HH:mm v)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44 UTC
β¨ Hv (HH v)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04 UTC
β¨ M (L)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 9
she's not zero-padded and she's not sorry about it π
β¨ MEd (E, dd/MM)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue, 05/02
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri, 22/12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat, 15/09
β¨ MMM (LLL)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dec
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sept
β¨ MMMEd (E, d MMM)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue, 5 Feb
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri, 22 Dec
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat, 15 Sept
β¨ MMMMW-count-one ('week' W 'of' MMMM)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = week 1 of February
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = week 3 of December
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = week 2 of September
β¨ MMMMW-count-other ('week' W 'of' MMMM)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = week 1 of February
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = week 3 of December
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = week 2 of September
two count buckets,count-oneandcount-other, because plural rules said let's be thorough π«Ά
β¨ MMMMd (d MMMM)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 February
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 December
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 September
β¨ MMMd (d MMM)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Feb
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Dec
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sept
β¨ MMdd (dd/MM)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09
β¨ Md (dd/MM)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09
MMddandMdare giving the exact same output and honestly? twins. matching outfits. obsessed πΈ
β¨ d (d)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15
β¨ h (h a)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 am
β¨ h-alt-ascii (h a)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 am
β¨ hm (h:mm a)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 am
β¨ hm-alt-ascii (h:mm a)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 am
β¨ hms (h:mm:ss a)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 am
β¨ hms-alt-ascii (h:mm:ss a)
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 am
β¨ hmsv (h:mm:ss a v)
and that's exactly where part 1 runs out of page, bestie β hmsv and literally everything after it keeps going in part 2. don't touch that dial π§π
β¦and the rest of that patternβs examples are literally:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 am UTC
π hmsv-alt-ascii (h:mm:ss a v)
The -alt-ascii twin, bestie β same output vibe:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 am UTC
π°οΈ hmv (h:mm a v)
Hour and minute, but make it a whole mood:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 am UTC
π°οΈ hmv-alt-ascii (h:mm a v)
Same hmv energy, just the -alt-ascii edition:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 am UTC
β° hv (h a v)
Just the hour, periodt:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 am UTC
β° hv-alt-ascii (h a v)
The -alt-ascii version of the hour-only look:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 am UTC
β±οΈ ms (mm:ss)
Minutes and seconds only β tiny but iconic:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 44:23
π y (y)
The year alone, no extra commentary:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10
π yM (MM/y)
Month over year, cute little slash moment:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 02/2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12/1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 09/-10
π yMEd (E, dd/MM/y)
Day name plus date, fully dressed:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue, 05/02/2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri, 22/12/1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat, 15/09/-10
π yMMM (MMM y)
Short month + year, lowkey clean:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dec 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sept -10
π yMMMEd (E, d MMM y)
Day name, day, short month, year β the whole little set:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue, 5 Feb 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri, 22 Dec 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat, 15 Sept -10
π yMMMM (MMMM y)
Full month name and year, very main character:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = February 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = December 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = September -10
π yMMMd (d MMM y)
Day, short month, year β no notes:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Feb 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Dec 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sept -10
π yMd (dd/MM/y)
Day/month/year, slashes only:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02/2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09/-10
π yQQQ (QQQ y)
Quarter energy, abbreviated:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Q1 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Q4 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Q3 -10
π yQQQQ (QQQQ y)
Quarter energy, but spelled all the way out:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 1st quarter 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 4th quarter 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 3rd quarter -10
ποΈ yw-count-one ('week' w 'of' Y)
Week number plus year, singular-style:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = week 6 of 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = week 51 of 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = week 37 of -10
ποΈ yw-count-other ('week' w 'of' Y)
The other variant, same exact examples:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = week 6 of 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = week 51 of 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = week 37 of -10
β¨ Miscellaneous β¨
Okay, quick vibe check on the extra settings:
- Prefers 24 hour time? Yes β°
- Local first day of the week: 1 (Monday) π
π Strftime Patterns π
These are the strftime-style ones, bestie β same data, different formatting flex.
β %c (%a %b %e %H:%M:%S %Y) β date time format
The full date-time combo:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue Feb 5 18:30:30 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri Dec 22 09:05:02 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat Sept 15 04:44:23 -10
β %x (%m/%d/%y) β date format
Date-only, numeric and neat:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 02/05/08
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12/22/95
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 09/15/10
β %X (%H:%M:%S) β time format
Time-only, 24-hour style:
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23
π SUPPORT π
Need more? See DateTime::Locale.
π Thatβs the whole page, bestie! This one came from perl v5.42.2, dated 2026-09-15, and itβs all about DateTim...e::en_EE(3) β mwah! πβ¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- alpine 3.23: perl-datetime-locale-doc 1.46-r0 Β· GPL-1.0-or-later OR Artistic-1.0-Perl
- alpine 3.24: perl-datetime-locale-doc 1.46-r0 Β· GPL-1.0-or-later OR Artistic-1.0-Perl
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms