DateTim...e::en_GS(3)

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💖 DateTim...e::en_GS(3) 💖

okay so first thing, bestie: this whole page is a User Contributed Perl Documentation situation, and the main character is DateTime::Locale::en_GS — yes that's the header, we're folding it in, we're moving on.

🌸 NAME 🌸

DateTime::Locale::en_GS — Locale data examples for the English South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (en-GS) locale

like, it's not a program, it's a vibe documentation file, and honestly? iconic behavior.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

This pod file contains examples of the locale data available for the English South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands locale.

That's it. That's the whole premise. No cap. Below is literally every single piece of example data in the file, so grab a snack and let's go 🍓

🗓️ Days

Wide (format)

the full, unhurried, main-character version of each day:

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Abbreviated (format)

when three letters is plenty:

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun

Narrow (format)

one letter. the icon behavior. yes, there are two Ts and two Ss, that's the point, don't @ me:

M
T
W
T
F
S
S

Wide (stand-alone)

same exact full names, but hanging out on their own:

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

🌈 Months

Wide (format)

the full twelve, in all their glory:

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Abbreviated (format)

and yes, September gets Sept here — four whole letters, she earned it:

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

Narrow (format)

one letter each, and lowkey the duplicates are everywhere, it's fine:

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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

🎀 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

👑 Eras

Wide (format)

Before Christ
Anno Domini

Abbreviated (format)

BC
AD

Narrow (format)

B
A

✨ 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

⏰ 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

fr fr this one renders exactly like Full, not a typo, that's just what the data says 👀
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

🌟 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

🧚 Available Formats

this is the big one, the whole closet, every pattern with its own little outfit. each heading shows the pattern name and the raw pattern in parens, then the three sample stamps 💅

Bh (h B)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 B

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

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

E (ccc)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat

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

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

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

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

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

Ed (E d)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 5
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 15

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

Eh-alt-ascii (E h a)

the alt-ascii twin, doing the exact same thing but keeping it plain 🫶
2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4 am

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

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

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

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

Gy (y G)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 BC

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

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

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

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

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

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

H (HH)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04

Hm (HH:mm)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44

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

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

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

Hv (HH v)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04 UTC

M (L)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 9

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

MMM (LLL)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dec
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sept

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

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

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

MMMMd (d MMMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 February
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 December
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 September

MMMd (d MMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Feb
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Dec
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sept

MMdd (dd/MM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09

Md (dd/MM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09

d (d)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15

h (h a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 am

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

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

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

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

hms-alt-ascii (h:mm:ss a)

…and the examples that were mid-sentence at the top are:

          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

okay bestie, the format parade continues and it is lowkey iconic 💅

  • hmsv (h:mm:ss a v) — the clock with seconds and a time-zone 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
  • hmsv-alt-ascii (h:mm:ss a v) — same energy, ASCII edition:
          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
  • hmv (h:mm a v) — hour + minute + time-zone moment:
          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
  • hmv-alt-ascii (h:mm a v) — same, but ASCII-coded:
          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
  • hv (h a v) — just the hour, bestie:
          2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6 pm UTC
          1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 am UTC
         -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 am UTC
  • hv-alt-ascii (h a v) — hour-only, ASCII slay:
          2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6 pm UTC
          1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 am UTC
         -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 am UTC
  • ms (mm:ss) — minutes and seconds, no notes:
          2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 30:30
          1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 05:02
         -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 44:23
  • y (y) — just the year, main character style:
          2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008
          1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995
         -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10
  • yM (MM/y) — month and year, cute and compact:
          2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 02/2008
          1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12/1995
         -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 09/-10
  • yMEd (E, dd/MM/y) — weekday, day, month, year:
          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
  • yMMM (MMM y) — short month plus year:
          2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb 2008
          1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dec 1995
         -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sept -10
  • yMMMEd (E, d MMM y) — weekday plus short-month date:
          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
  • yMMMM (MMMM y) — full month, full drama:
          2008-02-05T18:30:30 = February 2008
          1995-12-22T09:05:02 = December 1995
         -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = September -10
  • yMMMd (d MMM y) — day, short month, year:
          2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Feb 2008
          1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Dec 1995
         -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sept -10
  • yMd (dd/MM/y) — numeric date realness:
          2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02/2008
          1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/1995
         -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09/-10
  • yQQQ (QQQ y) — quarter check, short version:
          2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Q1 2008
          1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Q4 1995
         -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Q3 -10
  • yQQQQ (QQQQ y) — quarter check, full sentence:
          2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 1st quarter 2008
          1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 4th quarter 1995
         -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 3rd quarter -10
  • yw-count-one ('week' w 'of' Y) — week number, count-one flavor:
          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
  • yw-count-other ('week' w 'of' Y) — week number, count-other flavor:
          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

🧩 Miscellaneous 🧩

  • Prefers 24 hour time? Yes
  • Local first day of the week 1 (Monday)

🌈 Strftime Patterns 🌈

  • %c (%a %b %e %H:%M:%S %Y) — date time format 🕰️
          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
  • %x (%m/%d/%y) — date format 📅
          2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 02/05/08
          1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12/22/95
         -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 09/15/10
  • %X (%H:%M:%S) — time format ⏰
          2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30
          1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02
         -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23

🫶 SUPPORT 🫶

Need backup? The page says it plain and simple: see DateTime::Locale. 💖

Final footer vibes, bestie: this little masterpiece runs on perl v5.42.2, dated 2026-09-15, and it's the one and only DateTim...e::en_GS(3) — periodt. 💅✨

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