package main import ( "fmt" "time" ) var week time.Duration func main() { t := time.Now() fmt.Println(t) // Wed Dec 21 09:52:14 +0100 RST 2011 fmt.Printf("%02d.%02d.%4d\n", t.Day(), t.Month(), t.Year()) // 21.12.2011 t = time.Now().UTC() fmt.Println(t) // Wed Dec 21 08:52:14 +0000 UTC 2011 fmt.Println(time.Now()) // Wed Dec 21 09:52:14 +0100 RST 2011 // calculating times: week = 60 * 60 * 24 * 7 * 1e9 // must be in nanosec week_from_now := t.Add(week) fmt.Println(week_from_now) // Wed Dec 28 08:52:14 +0000 UTC 2011 // formatting times: fmt.Println(t.Format(time.RFC822)) // 21 Dec 11 0852 UTC fmt.Println(t.Format(time.ANSIC)) // Wed Dec 21 08:56:34 2011 fmt.Println(t.Format("02 Jan 2006 15:04")) // 21 Dec 2011 08:52 s := t.Format("20060102") fmt.Println(t, "=>", s) // Wed Dec 21 08:52:14 +0000 UTC 2011 => 20111221 }