---
title: now
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: foundation/nsdate/now
---

# now

The current date and time, as of the time of access.

## Declaration

```swift
class var now: Date { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This is equivalent to initializing a new instance with NSDate() (or [[NSDate alloc] init] in Objective-C). The NSDate instance doesn’t automatically update its time after you retrieve it.