# Now

Returns the current DateTimeObject representing the current zoned instance

## Method Signature

```
Now(timezone=[string])
```

### Arguments

| Argument   | Type     | Required | Description                                                               | Default |
| ---------- | -------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `timezone` | `string` | `false`  | A timezone to use for the DateTime object, defaults to the system default |         |

## Examples

### Using now() in Script

Let's display the current server datetime using script.

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJwrL8osSfUvLSkoLdFQUArJSFVILi0qSs0rUUhJLElVSMxLUSjJzE1VyCy2UlBSUFPIyy%2FX0FTQtOYCAE2uElw%3D)

```java
writeOutput( "The current date and time is: " & now() );

```

Result: The current date and time is: {ts '2014-03-19 15:27:42'}

### Using now() in Tagged BL

Let's display the current server datetime using tagged BL.

```java
<p>The current date and time is: <bx:output>#now()#</bx:output></p>
```

Result: The current date and time is: {ts '2014-03-19 15:27:42'}

### Additional Examples

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJwrL8osSfUvLSkoLdFQUEouLSpKzStRcEksSS3JzE1VyCxWUFJQU8jLL9fQVNC05gIAm9EPTg%3D%3D)

```java
writeOutput( "current Datetime is " & now() );

```

## Related

* [ClearTimezone](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/cleartimezone)
* [CreateDate](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/createdate)
* [CreateDateTime](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/createdatetime)
* [CreateODBCDate](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/createodbcdate)
* [CreateODBCDateTime](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/createodbcdatetime)
* [CreateODBCTime](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/createodbctime)
* [CreateTime](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/createtime)
* [CreateTimeSpan](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/createtimespan)
* [DateAdd](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/dateadd)
* [DateCompare](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/datecompare)
* [DateConvert](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/dateconvert)
* [DateDiff](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/datediff)
* [DateFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/dateformat)
* [DatePart](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/datepart)
* [DateTimeFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/datetimeformat)
* [Day](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/day)
* [DayOfWeek](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/dayofweek)
* [DayOfWeekAsString](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/dayofweekasstring)
* [DayOfWeekShortAsString](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/dayofweekshortasstring)
* [DayOfYear](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/dayofyear)
* [DaysInMonth](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/daysinmonth)
* [DaysInYear](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/daysinyear)
* [FirstDayOfMonth](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/firstdayofmonth)
* [GetNumericDate](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/getnumericdate)
* [GetTime](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/gettime)
* [GetTimezone](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/gettimezone)
* [GetTimezoneInfo](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/gettimezoneinfo)
* [Hour](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/hour)
* [Millisecond](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/millisecond)
* [Minute](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/minute)
* [Month](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/month)
* [MonthAsString](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/monthasstring)
* [MonthShortAsString](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/monthshortasstring)
* [Nanosecond](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/nanosecond)
* [Offset](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/offset)
* [ParseDateTime](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/parsedatetime)
* [Quarter](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/quarter)
* [Second](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/second)
* [SetTimezone](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/settimezone)
* [TimeFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/timeformat)
* [TimeUnits](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/timeunits)
* [Week](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/week)
* [Year](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/year)