mm: dd: yy time but would like to modify the system can not read?

COMS go in there, this is the time to see the system XX:XX:2008.(XX on behalf of the English), I do not understand that today's date is November 9, 2008, in the end I want to pursue how ah?

Time in the computer system control panel will be able to tune in the ah, to the CMOS Why do so under the complex, MM is MONTH, that is, on the meaning of
DD, is the DAY, that is, ah
so on, 2008,11,9
should be, 09 11 2008