# Ignition thinks its already 2021 - system.date.format(system.date.now(), "YYYY-MM-dd") prints out 2021-12-28

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [December 29, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-thinks-its-already-2021-system-date-format-system-date-now-yyyy-mm-dd-prints-out-2021-12-28/41826 "2020-12-29T03:19:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![tmahaffey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/tmahaffey/32/30949_2.png) [@tmahaffey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tmahaffey)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-thinks-its-already-2021-system-date-format-system-date-now-yyyy-mm-dd-prints-out-2021-12-28/41826/1 "2020-12-29T03:19:54Z")

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Here’s my script:

```auto
system.date.format(system.date.now(), "YYYY-MM-dd")

```

And the output I get  
2021-12-28

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**Author:** ![jpark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@jpark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jpark)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-thinks-its-already-2021-system-date-format-system-date-now-yyyy-mm-dd-prints-out-2021-12-28/41826/2 "2020-12-29T04:08:35Z")

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Use yyyy

> [@tmahaffey](#):
>
> system.date.format(system.date.now(), "YYYY-MM-dd")