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49 lines
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---
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title: time.Now
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description: Returns the current local time.
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categories: []
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keywords: []
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action:
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aliases: [now]
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related:
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- functions/time/AsTime
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- functions/time/Duration
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- functions/time/Format
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- functions/time/ParseDuration
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returnType: time.Time
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signatures: [time.Now]
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aliases: [/functions/now]
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---
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For example, when building a site on October 15, 2023 in the America/Los_Angeles time zone:
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```go-html-template
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{{ time.Now }}
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```
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This produces a `time.Time` value, with a string representation such as:
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```text
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2023-10-15 12:59:28.337140706 -0700 PDT m=+0.041752605
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```
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To format and [localize] the value, pass it through the [`time.Format`] function:
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```go-html-template
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{{ time.Now | time.Format "Jan 2006" }} → Oct 2023
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```
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The `time.Now` function returns a `time.Time` value, so you can chain any of the [time methods] to the resulting value. For example:
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```go-html-template
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{{ time.Now.Year }} → 2023 (int)
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{{ time.Now.Weekday.String }} → Sunday
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{{ time.Now.Month.String }} → October
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{{ time.Now.Unix }} → 1697400955 (int64)
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```
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[`time.Format`]: /functions/time/format/
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[localize]: /getting-started/glossary/#localization
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[time methods]: /methods/time/
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