# SHOWDATETIME

The SHOWDATETIME function returns the date and time period based on a given set of arguments.

### Syntax <a href="#syntax" id="syntax"></a>

```javascript
SHOWDATETIME(timeZone, format)
```

### Arguments <a href="#arguments" id="arguments"></a>

timeZone- Select the UTC time zone. Required.

format- Define the date format to display the date and time. Optional.

### Return value <a href="#return-value" id="return-value"></a>

Date and time in UTC.

### Example <a href="#example" id="example"></a>

```javascript
SHOWDATETIME(TIMEZONE.[(UTC+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna])
//Returns the date and time for the specified UTC timezone

SHOWDATETIME(TIMEZONE.[(UTC+00:00) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London], 'DD-MMMM-YYYY hh:mm:ss A')
//Returns the date and time for the selected UTC timezone in the specified format
```

<figure><img src="/files/FepCcD5j5LRvWDRvMAOD" alt=""><figcaption><p>SHOWDATETIME</p></figcaption></figure>


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