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Description:
HTTP headers are used to pass additional information with HTTP response or HTTP request. Date HTTP header contains the date and time at which the message was generated. It is supported by all the browsers.

Syntax:

Date: day-name, day month year hour:minute:second GMT

Directives:

  • day-name: It is case sensitive directive and specifies the day name when message was generated. The values it can have “Mon”, “Tue”, “Wed”, “Thu”, “Fri”, “Sat”, or “Sun” as value.
  • day: It specifies the day of month in 2 digit format. It can have values ranging from ’00’ to ’31’. For ex. 01, 21, 29
  • month: It specifies the month name and is case sensitive. It can have “Jan”, “Feb”, “Mar”, “Apr”, “May”, “Jun”, “Jul”, “Aug”, “Sep”, “Oct”, “Nov”, “Dec” as value.
  • year: It specifies the year in 4 digit format. For ex 2019, 2018.
  • hour: It specifies hour in 24 hour, 2 digit format. It can have values ranging from ’00’ to ’23’. For ex. 10, 21
  • minute: It specifies minute in 2 digit format. It can have values ranging from ’00’ to ’59’. For ex. 05, 21
  • second: It specifies second in 2 digit format. It can have values ranging from ’00’ to ’59’. For ex. 05, 21
  • GMT: GMT stands for Greenwich mean time.

Example:

Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 07:28:00 GMT 

Supported Browsers: The browsers compatible with HTTP headers date are listed below:

  • Google Chrome
  • Internet Explorer
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Opera

Last Updated : 18 Oct, 2019
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