# Format a date

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/format-a-date/83694>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [August 6, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/format-a-date/83694 "2025-08-06T17:38:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mark\_Smith1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark_smith1/32/91017_2.png) [@Mark\_Smith1](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark_Smith1)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/format-a-date/83694/1 "2025-08-06T17:38:35Z")

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I would like to extract just the time component from a date/time column. I need the date/time column but for another column I need just the time portion of the date/time column. I cannot see a way to do this. The easiest way, in my opinion, is to allow computed column chaining (like formatting a lookup).

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/format-a-date/83694/2 "2025-08-06T17:41:36Z")

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Is this just for display purposes? You can use a math column to redisplay an existing date column with formatting options to display just the time portion. The math formula could simply be `date` and you replace date with the column that contains your existing date and time. Underneath it will still contain the full date and time, but the formatting is unique to that column for display purposes.

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Smith1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark_smith1/32/91017_2.png) [@Mark\_Smith1](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark_Smith1)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/format-a-date/83694/3 "2025-08-07T13:50:30Z")

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Thanks Jeff. That worked perfectly.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/format-a-date/83694/4 "2025-08-14T13:51:20Z")

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