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# Handlebars Date and Time Functions

Use the Handlebars date and time functions to retrieve, transform, and show times and dates.

This section contains information about these Handlebars functions.

| Function Name                                                                  | Description                                       |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------- |
| [dateAdd](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/handlebars-for-marketing-cloud-next/references/mcn-handlebars-date-time-references/mcn-handlebars-reference-date-time-dateadd.md)                       | Adds or subtracts an amount of time to a date.    |
| [datePart](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/handlebars-for-marketing-cloud-next/references/mcn-handlebars-date-time-references/mcn-handlebars-reference-date-time-datepart.md)                     | Extracts part of a date or timestamp.             |
| [dateDiff](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/handlebars-for-marketing-cloud-next/references/mcn-handlebars-date-time-references/mcn-handlebars-reference-date-time-datediff.md)                     | Calculates the time difference between two dates. |
| [now](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/handlebars-for-marketing-cloud-next/references/mcn-handlebars-date-time-references/mcn-handlebars-reference-date-time-now.md)                               | Returns the current system timestamp.             |
| [timeZoneConversion](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/handlebars-for-marketing-cloud-next/references/mcn-handlebars-date-time-references/mcn-handlebars-reference-date-time-timezoneconversion.md) | Converts a date from one time zone to another.    |