TODAY

Returns the current date according to the specified or default timezone.

Sample usage

TODAY()

TODAY("America/Los_Angeles")

TODAY("-08")

Syntax

TODAY([time_zone])

Parameters

  • time_zone - Optional. A text field or expression representing the timezone to use. If no timezone is specified, the default timezone UTC is used. See Timezone definitions for information on how to specify a time zone.

    If the time_zone parameter evaluates to NULL, this function returns NULL.

Return data type

Date

Examples

Example formula Input Output
TODAY() January 10, 2020 2020-1-10

Notes

TODAY is a synonym for CURRENT_DATE.