Date **** Data Type ========= :: System.DateTime moment = new System.DateTime(1999, 1, 13, 3, 57, 32, 11); Format ====== `Formatting Date and Time using the DateTime object`_ The ``ToString()`` method of the DateTime class takes a *formatter string* as a parameter: :: moment.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy"); Now === :: DateTime.Now.ToString(); Properties ========== Month ----- The month component, expressed as a value between 1 and 12. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.datetime.month.aspx :: moment.Month Year ---- The year, between 1 and 9999. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.datetime.year.aspx :: moment.Year .. _`Formatting Date and Time using the DateTime object`: http://www.dotnetspider.com/kb/Article276.aspx