---
title: today() function
description: >
  `today()` returns the now() timestamp truncated to the day unit.
menu:
  flux_0_x_ref:
    name: today
    parent: universe
    identifier: universe/today
weight: 101
flux/v0.x/tags: [date/time]
introduced: 0.116.0
---

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



##### Function type signature

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

{{% caption %}}For more information, see [Function type signatures](/flux/v0.x/function-type-signatures/).{{% /caption %}}


## 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())

```