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| description: Methods for working with date and time. | |
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| # Built-in date and time methods | |
| Methods for working with date and time. | |
| /// note | Python support | |
| You can use Python in the Code node. It isn't available in expressions. | |
| /// | |
| === "JavaScript" | |
| | Method | Description | Available in Code node? | | |
| | ------ | ----------- | :-------------------------: | | |
| | `$now` | A Luxon object containing the current timestamp. Equivalent to `DateTime.now()`. | :white_check_mark: | | |
| | `$today` | A Luxon object containing the current timestamp, rounded down to the day. Equivalent to `DateTime.now().set({ hour: 0, minute: 0, second: 0, millisecond: 0 })`. | :white_check_mark: | | |
| === "Python" | |
| | Method | Description | | |
| | ------ | ----------- | | |
| | `_now` | A Luxon object containing the current timestamp. Equivalent to `DateTime.now()`. | | |
| | `_today` | A Luxon object containing the current timestamp, rounded down to the day. Equivalent to `DateTime.now().set({ hour: 0, minute: 0, second: 0, millisecond: 0 })`. | | |
| n8n passes dates between nodes as strings, so you need to parse them. Luxon helps you do this. Refer to [Date and time with Luxon](/code/cookbook/luxon.md) for more information. | |
| n8n provides built-in convenience functions to support data transformation in expressions for dates. Refer to [Data transformation functions | Dates](/code/builtin/data-transformation-functions/dates.md) for more information. | |