date now: Get the current date

commands/docs/date_now.md

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title: date now
categories: |
  date
version: 0.104.0
date: |
  Get the current date.
usage: |
  Get the current date.
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# `date now` for [date](/commands/categories/date.md)

<div class='command-title'>Get the current date.</div>

## Signature

```> date now {flags} ```


## Input/output types:

| input   | output   |
| ------- | -------- |
| nothing | datetime |
## Examples

Get the current date and format it in a given format string.
```nu
> date now | format date "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"

```

Get the current date and format it according to the RFC 3339 standard.
```nu
> date now | format date "%+"

```

Get the time duration since 2019-04-30.
```nu
> (date now) - 2019-05-01

```

Get the time duration since a more specific time.
```nu
> (date now) - 2019-05-01T04:12:05.20+08:00

```

Get current time and format it in the debug format (RFC 2822 with timezone)
```nu
> date now | debug

```

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Title: date now: Get the current date

Summary

The `date now` command in Nushell retrieves the current date and time. It outputs a datetime value that can be formatted using the `format date` command with various format strings (e.g., '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S' or '%+') or used in calculations to determine time durations. The `debug` command provides an RFC 2822 formatted output with timezone information.