# otp.today

### today(timezone=None)

Returns the current date in the specified `timezone`.

* **Parameters:**
  **timezone** (str | [`Operation`](https://docs.pip.distribution.sol.onetick.com/api/operation/root.html.md#onetick.py.Operation)) -- 

  The timezone name to use.
  Special value `local` can be used to use local timezone name.

  By default the timezone of the query is used.
* **Return type:**
  [`Operation`](https://docs.pip.distribution.sol.onetick.com/api/operation/root.html.md#onetick.py.Operation)

### Examples

```pycon
>>> data = otp.Tick(A=1)
>>> data['TODAY'] = otp.today()
>>> otp.run(data)
        Time  A       TODAY
0 2003-12-01  1  2026-09-25
```

#### SEE ALSO
**TODAY** OneTick function
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**CURRENT_DATE**/**CURDATE** OneTick function
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