SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR, GETDATE(),101) AS DATE
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR, GETDATE(),102) AS DATE
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR, GETDATE(),103) AS DATE
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR, GETDATE(),104) AS DATE
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR, GETDATE(),105) AS DATE
SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR, GETDATE(),106) AS DATE
SELECT DATE = FORMAT(GETDATE(), 'dd-MM-yyyy')
SELECT FORMAT(dbo.column, 'M/dd/yyyy')
SELECT DATE_FORMAT(DATE, '%m %d %Y') FROM table;
/*Example with now*/
SELECT DATE_FORMAT(NOW(), '%m %d %Y');
-- date format
declare @dat datetime = getdate();
select FORMAT(@dat, N'yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm tt') -- returns 2022-05-09 09:35 PM
-- similar to c# .ToString("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm tt")
default date format of my sql - YYYY-MM-DD