---
name: "now"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "qmail"
version: "1.06-6.2~deb10u1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/now"
---

# now(3)

get current time, in seconds

## NAME

now - get current time, in seconds

## SYNTAX

**#include \<now.h\>**

datetime\_sec **now**();

## DESCRIPTION

**now** returns the number of real-time seconds that have elapsed since the end of 1969 TAI.

## SEE ALSO

[datetime(3)](/datetime/3.md), [time(3)](/time/3.md)