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# date
Use `date` to get the current date and time. Defaults to local timezone but you can get it in UTC too.
## Flags
--utc
Returns the current date and time in UTC
--local
Returns the current date and time in your local timezone
## Examples
```shell
> date
──────────┬────────
year │ 2020
month │ 6
day │ 21
hour │ 18
minute │ 3
second │ 43
timezone │ -04:00
──────────┴────────
```
```shell
> date --utc
──────────┬──────
year │ 2020
month │ 6
day │ 21
hour │ 22
minute │ 3
second │ 53
timezone │ UTC
──────────┴──────
```
```shell
> date --local
──────────┬────────
year │ 2020
month │ 6
day │ 21
hour │ 18
minute │ 4
second │ 3
timezone │ -04:00
──────────┴────────
```