my @months = ('Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec'); my ($sec, $min, $hour, $mday, $mon, $year, $wday, $yday, $isdst) = localtime; my $date = "$mday $months[$mon], $hour:$min";