# currentDateTime

Source: https://taxilang.org/docs/language/stdlib/currentDateTime

**Full name:** `taxi.stdlib.dates.currentDateTime`

## Signature

```taxi
declare function currentDateTime():DateTime
```

## Description

Returns the current local date and time.

```taxi
find {
   @Format("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss")
   now: DateTime = currentDateTime()
}
```