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# Now

Returns a date-time value. This function can return either the current system time or the time when a send or activity was initiated.

## Syntax

`Now(1)`

## Properties

| Ordinal | Type    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `1`     | Boolean | Indicates whether to return the time when the send or activity that initiated this function occurred. If the value is `true`, the function returns the time of the send or function. If the value is `false`, the function returns the current system timestamp. The default value is `false`. |

## Example

To use this function, call it with or without parameters. If you call it without providing any parameters, its value equals the current date and time.

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```js
<script runat="server">
  /* Get the current system time */ 
  var timestamp = Platform.Function.Now(); 
  
  /* Output the result */
  Platform.Response.Write("The time is " + timestamp);
</script>
```
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The function outputs the current timestamp. In this example, the `Platform.Response.Write` automatically formats the output as an RFC 2822-compliant date-time string.

```
The time is Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:21:18 GMT-06:00
```