What is this date format? 2011-08-12T20:17:46.384Z
The date format "2011-08-12T20:17:46.384Z" is an ISO 8601 extended format, which is often used for exchanging date and time information in a machine-readable format.
In this format, the date is represented as "YYYY-MM-DD", where YYYY is the year with century, MM is the month (01-12), and DD is the day of the month (01-31). The time is represented as "HH:mm:ss.SSS", where HH is the hour of the day (00-23), mm is the minute (00-59), ss is the second (00-59), and SSS is the milliseconds (000-999). The "T" character is used to separate the date and time parts. The "Z" character at the end indicates that the time is in the UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) time zone.
Here's a breakdown of the "2011-08-12T20:17:46.384Z" date:
2011
: the year (2011)08
: the month (August)12
: the day of the month (12th)20
: the hour of the day (8 PM