# PowerChart DateTime Format

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-datetime-format/106551>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [May 22, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-datetime-format/106551 "2025-05-22T11:01:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![AAC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@AAC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AAC)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-datetime-format/106551/1 "2025-05-22T11:01:05Z")

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Hello everyone,

I can't change the date and time format in a PowerChart, either with bindings or directly with the native options. It always shows the same format. Does anyone know how to change it?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/1/91f621199243dd73851991e6366c17fece073876.png)

I saw in the help that moment.js formats are used, but how...? I used 'strings' with the moment formats and nothing.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Alejandro\_Alaco](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/alejandro_alaco/32/59849_2.png) [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-datetime-format/106551/2 "2025-05-22T11:04:49Z")

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You edit it with the format you want

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**Author:** ![AAC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@AAC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AAC)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-datetime-format/106551/3 "2025-05-22T11:53:27Z")

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Thanks! I know how to change the value, the problem is that it doesn't recognize it, I need to know what format it likes?

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**Author:** ![Alejandro\_Alaco](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/alejandro_alaco/32/59849_2.png) [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-datetime-format/106551/4 "2025-05-22T11:56:29Z")

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Yes,

y is for year, M for month and d for day

yuo may try some combinations

here are some examples:  
[dateFormat | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/expression-functions/date-and-time/dateFormat)

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**Author:** ![AAC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@AAC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AAC)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-datetime-format/106551/5 "2025-05-22T11:57:08Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/b/eb9fc08204a00074713f4831c9961e57e54a1d21.png)

does not recognize it...

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**Author:** ![ATech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@ATech](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ATech)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-datetime-format/106551/6 "2025-05-22T12:27:57Z")

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You need to look for timeAxis parameter, it is by default format: auto

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/3/e30c3abf47170f819f86a585ce5e5a2e26ab0557.png)

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**Author:** ![AAC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@AAC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AAC)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/powerchart-datetime-format/106551/7 "2025-05-23T10:38:07Z")

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Great!!!!! Thanks.