# Today

| **Name**    | ***Today***                                                                                            |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Syntax      | Today ()                                                                                               |
| Purpose     | To get current system date without the time component.                                                 |
| Description | Returns current system date. Time returned is midnight. For current date and time, use *Now* function. |
| Return Type | Date Time                                                                                              |
| Parameter   | -                                                                                                      |

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/0%20\(216\).png)

**Example**

In this example, we will drag-and-drop the *Today* function transformation object to the *dataflow designer* window.

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/1%20\(216\).png)

Right-click on the function transformation object and select *Preview Output.* You can see that Astera has returned the current system date.

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/2%20\(214\).png)