---
title: startDate
framework: alarmkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/mode-swift.enum/countdown/startdate
---

# startDate

The date at which the countdown was mostly recently resumed.

## Declaration

```swift
var startDate: Date
```

## Discussion

Discussion If the countdown was never paused, the date is when the countdown started.

## See Also

### Creating a countdown

- [init(totalCountdownDuration:previouslyElapsedDuration:startDate:fireDate:)](alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/mode-swift.enum/countdown/init(totalcountdownduration:previouslyelapsedduration:startdate:firedate:).md)
- [fireDate](alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/mode-swift.enum/countdown/firedate.md)
- [previouslyElapsedDuration](alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/mode-swift.enum/countdown/previouslyelapsedduration.md)
- [totalCountdownDuration](alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/mode-swift.enum/countdown/totalcountdownduration.md)