Template:Date/doc

Usage
You must use one of these two (2) formats:
 * 1) YYYYMMDD
 * 2) ; YYYY: The four digit year (Required)
 * 3) ; MM: The two digit month (Required)
 * 4) ; DD: The two digit day of the month (Required)
 * 5) MMMM D, YYYY
 * 6) ; MMMM: The FULL month name (Required)
 * D: The one digit day of the month (Required)
 * 1) ; YYYY: The four digit year (Required)
 * 2) MMMM DD, YYYY
 * 3) ; MMMM: The FULL month name (Required)
 * 4) ; DD: The two digit day of the month (Required)
 * 5) ; YYYY: The four digit year (Required)

Date formatting
Dates have to be formatted year, month, date; zero-padded, no punctuation. If you did it right, you should have a total of eight digits. The New Year's Day 2007 (Gregorian Calendar) would be formatted as, for example.

Comparison and understanding
OR Today is Tuesday, August, 2024 (for double digit days).
 * Today is Tuesday, August 27, 2024 (for single digit days)

OR //2024 (for double digit days)
 * In the US, this would be:
 * /27/2024 (for single digit days)

OR 27//2024 (for double digit days)
 * In the majority of the world, this would be:
 * 27//2024 (for single digit days)

OR August 27, 2024 (for single digit days) OR August, 2024 (for double digit days)
 * Formatted correctly for the template, it would be:
 * 2024

Examples

 * 1) Date format = YYYY (4 digit Year) MM (2 digit Month) DD (2 digit Day)
 * 19700304 produces 19700304
 * 20100101 produces 20100101
 * 20251225 produces 20251225
 * 1) Date format = MMMM (Full Month name) D (1 digit Day), YYYY (4 digit Year)
 * March 4, 1970 produces March 4, 1970
 * January 1, 2010 produces January 1, 2010
 * 1) Date format = MMMM (Full Month name) DD (2 digit Day), YYYY (4 digit Year)
 * March 04, 1970 produces March 04, 1970
 * January 01, 2010 produces January 01, 2010
 * December 25, 2025 produces December 25, 2025