Editing Calendar date (section)

===Gregorian, month–day–year (MDY)<span id="MDY date"></span>===
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{{See also|Date and time notation in the United States|Date and time notation in Canada}}
This sequence is used primarily in the [[Philippines]] and the [[United States]]. It is also used to varying extents in [[Canada]] (though never in [[Quebec]]).<ref>{{cite news |last=Sanderson |first=Blair |title=Proposed legislation aims to settle date debate |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/proposed-legislation-aims-to-settle-date-debate-1.3407640 |access-date=25 September 2017 |work=CBC News |date=18 January 2016}}</ref> This date format was commonly used alongside the little-endian form in the United Kingdom until the mid-20th century and can be found in both defunct and modern print media such as the ''[[London Gazette]]'' and ''[[The Times]]'', respectively. This format was also commonly used by several English-language print media in many former British colonies and also one of two formats commonly used in India during [[British Raj]] era until the mid-20th century. 

* Thursday, November 9, 2006
* November 9, 2006
* Nov 9, 2006
* Nov-9-2006
* Nov-09-2006
* 11/9/2006 or 11/09/2006
* 11-09-2006 or 11-9-2006
* 11.09.2006 or 11.9.2006
* 11.09.06
* 11/09/06

Modern style guides recommend avoiding the use of the ordinal (e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th) form of numbers when the day follows the month (July 4 or July 4, 2024),<ref name="AP_style">{{cite report |author=Washington Journalism Education Association |date=February 21, 2014 |title=Associated Press Style 'Cheat Sheet' |url=https://wjea.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/WJEA-AP-Style-Cheat-Sheet.pdf |publisher=Washington Journalism Education Association |access-date=2024-06-15}}</ref><ref name="c455">{{cite web | title=Australian Government Style Manual: Dates and time | website=Australian Government | date=2020-12-31 | url=https://www.stylemanual.gov.au/grammar-punctuation-and-conventions/numbers-and-measurements/dates-and-time#follow_australian_conventions_for_dates | access-date=2024-06-16}}</ref> and that format is not included in [[ISO]] standards.<ref name="m820">{{cite web | title=SO/DIS 34000(en) Date and time — Concepts and vocabulary | website=ISO | url=https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/fr/#iso:std:iso:34000:dis:ed-1:v1:en:term:7.8 | access-date=2024-06-16}}</ref> The ordinal was common in the past and is still sometimes used ([the] 4th [of] July or [[Independence Day (United States)|July 4th]]).