This is confusing as hell, here's the php I'm using:
<?php echo date('H:i D j, F',$j->date); ?>
This is what it gives me:
01:33 Thu 1, January
Which seems fine, until you look at the actual time that is being given ($j->date provides):
2010-06-12 21:12:23
Why is it giving me a January and what am I doing wrong?
$j->date must provide date() with a standard unix timestamp. take a look at the manual. You might want to pass it through the strtotime() function first.
<?php echo date('H:i D j, F', strtotime($j->date)); ?>
$j->date output must be a US English date format.
Try this:
<?php echo date('H:i D j, F', strtotime($j->date)); ?>
The date() function only takes a timestamp, not a time string which you are trying to provide it. The strtotime() function will convert it for you before sending it to date().