# NOW

datetime · from excel · excel: not yet compared · sheets: not yet compared

returns current date and time

## signature

```
NOW()
```

returns: `number (date-time serial)` · volatile — recomputes on every evaluation

## usage

- `=NOW()`

## related

- [DATE](https://deepcalc.com/functions/date.md) — creates date from year, month, day
- [DATEDIF](https://deepcalc.com/functions/datedif.md) — calculates difference between two dates
- [DATEVALUE](https://deepcalc.com/functions/datevalue.md) — converts date text to serial number
- [DAY](https://deepcalc.com/functions/day.md) — returns day of month from date
- [DAYS](https://deepcalc.com/functions/days.md) — returns number of days between two dates
- [DAYS360](https://deepcalc.com/functions/days360.md) — returns days between dates on 360-day year
- [EDATE](https://deepcalc.com/functions/edate.md) — returns date shifted by given months
- [EOMONTH](https://deepcalc.com/functions/eomonth.md) — returns last day of month after offset

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source: https://deepcalc.com/functions/now