Date & Time Modern

TODAY

Returns the current date.

Available in All versions

Syntax

TODAY()

What it returns

Today's date, as a date.

Example

=TODAY()

Important to know

Volatile — recalculates on every workbook recalculation, not only when its inputs change.

Date only, no time (use NOW for date + time).

For a fixed date, paste the result as a value.

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