description Learn more about: 32-Bit Windows Time/Date Formats title 32-Bit Windows Time-Date Formats ms.date 11/04/2016 f1_keywords vc.time helpviewer_keywords 32-bit Windows ms.assetid ef1589db-84d7-4b24-8799-7c7a22cfe2bf 32-Bit Windows time/date formats The file time and the date are stored individually, using unsigned integers as bit fields. File time and date are packed as follows: Time Bit position: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F Length: 5 6 5 Contents: hours minutes 2-second increments Value Range: 0-23 0-59 0-29 in 2-second intervals Date Bit position: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F Length: 7 4 5 Contents: year month day Value Range: 0-119 1-12 1-31 (relative to 1980) See also Global constants