# now

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

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

## Signature

```taxi
declare function now():Instant
```

## Description

Returns the current UTC instant.

The output changes every time the function is called. Use `@Format` to control how the instant is serialised in query output.

```taxi
// Stamp the current time on a record
find {
   @Format("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssXXX")
   processedAt: Instant = now()
}
```