The date filter in template

Template use:
{{ article.pub_date|date:"F j, Y" }}

http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/intro/overview/?from=olddocs#design-your-templates

PHP reference for formating can be fount in
http://php.about.com/od/learnphp/ss/php_functions_3.htm

format strings for datetime strftime

The Information on formating of date is available here.