Date formatting in PostgreSQL

select action_type, to_char(action_date,'DD Mon YYYY'), count(*) from actions group by action_type,

action_type     |   to_char   | count
-----------------+-------------+-------
 action1 | 27 Oct 2020 | 47831
 action1 | 22 Oct 2020 |   640
 action1 | 20 Oct 2020 |     1
 action1 | 22 Oct 2020 |  1654
 action1 | 26 Oct 2020 |   290
 action2 | 21 Oct 2020 |     8
 action2 | 27 Oct 2020 |   140
 action2 | 26 Oct 2020 |   900

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