# SHOWDATETIME

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

## Syntax

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

## Arguments

timeZone- Select the UTC time zone. Required.

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

## Return value

Date and time in UTC.

## Example

{% code fullWidth="false" %}

```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
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="info" %}
This is available in the Reporting Matrix.
{% endhint %}

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