TODAY DAX Function (Date and Time) Volatile

Returns the current date in datetime format.

Syntax

TODAY ( )

This expression has no parameters.

Return values

Scalar A single datetime value.

Current date.

Remarks

The time returned is always 12:00:00 AM and only the date is updated.

The result of the TODAY function changes only when the column that contains the formula is refreshed. It is not updated continuously.

The NOW function returns also the current time.

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Examples

--  TODAY returns today, as a date. NOW also includes the time
--  UTCTODAY and UTCNOW return today using UTC standard.
--  The timezone is the timezone of the server running DAX, your
--  PC when executed in Power BI Desktop.
--
--  The Power BI Service alwyas uses UTC. 
--  Therefore, no daylight saving applies.
--  
--  Keep in mind that DAX.do caches query results, so you will not see
--  an updated result if you try this query without making any change.
EVALUATE
{ 
    ( "TODAY", TODAY () ),
    ( "UTCTODAY", UTCTODAY () ),
    ( "NOW", NOW () ),
    ( "UTC NOW", UTCNOW () )
}
Value1 Value2
TODAY 2021-02-26 00:00:00
UTCTODAY 2021-02-26 00:00:00
NOW 2021-02-26 10:31:35.75
UTC NOW 2021-02-26 10:31:35.75
--  Compute the difference in days and hours between 
--  current time zone and UTC.
EVALUATE
VAR DaysFromUTC = INT ( TODAY () - UTCTODAY () )
VAR HoursFromUTC = ( NOW () - UTCNOW () ) * 24
RETURN
{ 
    ( "Days from UTC: ",  DaysFromUTC  ),
    ( "Hours from UTC: ",  HoursFromUTC)
}
--  Example of using math over dates to compute 
--  the age of the customers
--  by subtracting from TODAY the order date
--
--  Keep in mind that DAX.do caches query results, so you will not see
--  an updated result if you try this query without making any change.
EVALUATE
ADDCOLUMNS ( 
    TOPN ( 10, ALL ( Customer[Name], Customer[Birth Date] ) ),
    "Customer Age", 
    VAR Age = TODAY () - Customer[Birth Date]
    VAR AgeYears = YEAR ( Age ) - 1900
    VAR AgeMonths = MONTH ( Age )
    RETURN
        FORMAT ( AgeYears, "0" ) & " years and " & FORMAT ( AgeMonths, "0" ) & " months" 
    )
ORDER BY Customer[Birth Date] DESC
Name Birth Date Customer Age
Anderson, Chloe 1979-10-25 41 years and 5 months
Russell, Jennifer 1978-12-18 42 years and 3 months
Xie, Russell 1978-09-17 42 years and 6 months
Morris, Isabella 1978-09-07 42 years and 6 months
Carter, Amanda 1977-10-16 43 years and 5 months
Alexander, Seth 1977-09-21 43 years and 6 months
Lopez, Sophia 1977-07-13 43 years and 8 months
Simmons, Nathan 1976-02-24 45 years and 1 months
Garcia, Joseph 1975-08-17 45 years and 7 months
Green, Gabriel 1975-04-05 45 years and 11 months

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Last update: Dec 4, 2024   » Contribute   » Show contributors

Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo

Microsoft documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/today-function-dax

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Context Transition

This function performs a Context Transition if called in a Row Context. Click to read more.

Row Context

This expression is executed in a Row Context. Click to read more.

Iterator

Not recommended

The use of this function is not recommended. See Remarks and Related functions for alternatives.

Not recommended

The use of this parameter is not recommended.

Deprecated

This function is deprecated. Jump to the Alternatives section to see the function to use.

Volatile

A volatile function may return a different result every time you call it, even if you provide the same arguments. Click to read more.

Deprecated

This parameter is deprecated and its use is not recommended.

DirectQuery compatibility

Limitations are placed on DAX expressions allowed in measures and calculated columns.
The state below shows the DirectQuery compatibility of the DAX function.

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