# Now


For database datasets that directly query the database, `now` returns the current date and time using the settings and format specified by the database server. For SPICE and Salesforce data sets, `now` returns the UTC date and time, in the format `yyyy-MM-ddTkk:mm:ss:SSSZ` (for example, 2015-10-15T19:11:51:003Z). 

## Syntax


```
now()
```

## Return type


Date