Today's date and time in French
Do you want to know what the date is in French?
This page will help you learn dates and times in French. You can read the day, month, hour, minute and second. The English version is shown in italic below the French text. You can learn the days of the week, the months and number between zero and fifty nine.
Please note that the time indicated on this page is that of the server which is located in Paris, France and not your local time.
Today's date in French
Aujourd'hui, nous sommes le lundi, cinq octobre, deux mille vingt-six
Today is (we are) Monday, the 5th of October, 2026
Today's time in French
Il est vingt et une heures, dix-sept minutes et quarante-huit secondes
It's 9 o'clock, 17 minutes and 48 seconds
Just for information
French people will use the 24 hour clock for telling the time of day. They do not say "2 pm", but "14 heures"
Months and days of the weeks are spelt with the lower case and not a capital, mai, juin etc.
The standard format for dates is Day, Month, Year ('dmY').
This page also soon includes the national holidays and Saints' days.
Your comments
Anon : amazingly helpful
Anon : Can you add sound ?
We are working on this and it will soon be available
Stephanie : Very descriptive and helpful!