NOW

The NOW Function

Function Group: Date

NOW returns the current date and time.

Syntax

NOW()

• NOW takes no arguments, and always returns the current date and time.

Uses

Calling NOW will return a datetime object that looks something like this:

2019-05-22T09:51:16.597Z

The structure of the datetime response returned follows the ISO 8601 standard.

Notes

The NOW function is similar to the TODAY function, with the primary difference being that NOW returns a datetime object, whereas TODAY returns only a date object.