---
title: today() function
description: today() returns the now() timestamp truncated to the day unit.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/flux/v0/stdlib/universe/today/
estimated_tokens: 716
product: Flux
version: v0
---

# today() function

-   Flux 0.116.0+
-   View InfluxDB support

`today()` returns the now() timestamp truncated to the day unit.

##### Function type signature

```js
() => time
```

For more information, see [Function type signatures](/flux/v0/function-type-signatures/).

## Examples

-   [Return a timestamp representing today](#return-a-timestamp-representing-today)
-   [Query data from today](#query-data-from-today)

### Return a timestamp representing today

```js
option now = () => 2022-01-01T13:45:28Z

today()// Returns 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z

```

### Query data from today

```js
from(bucket: "example-bucket")
    |> range(start: today())
```

#### Related

-   [now() function](/flux/v0/stdlib/universe/now/)
-   [date.truncate() function](/flux/v0/stdlib/date/truncate/)
-   [system.time() function](/flux/v0/stdlib/system/time/)

[date/time](/flux/v0/tags/date/time/)