# now

> FullCalendar v3 documentation, for an old release. Web version: https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/now
>
> Latest version (v7): https://fullcalendar.io/docs/now.md

Explicitly sets the "today" date of the calendar. This is the day that is normally highlighted in yellow.

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Moment, function
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Normally, the local browser's current date is used.

You can override the current date by providing a Moment-like value, such as an ISO8601 date string like `"2013-12-01T00:00:00"`.

You can also provide a function that returns a Moment-like value.

Overriding the current date is particularly useful when your calendar is using a custom [timezone](https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/timezone.md) parameter. The current year/month/date in the custom timezone might be different than the local computer's current date.

You'll most likely want to calculate this with a server-side script and inject it into the settings of the calendar. Here is an example in PHP:

```php
<?php
  $datetime = new DateTime('now', 'America/Chicago');
  $datetime_string = $datetime->format('c');
?>

$('#calendar').fullCalendar({
  now: <?php echo json_encode($datetime_string) ?>
});
```