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TODAY function in Google Sheets

Returns the current date as a date value.

=TODAY()

TODAY examples

Formulas you'll actually reuse.

  1. Today's date, with no time part — updates each day the file opens:

    =TODAY()
  2. Days until an invoice is due (negative once it's overdue):

    =C2 - TODAY()

TODAY in Excel

Same name — your formula ports as-is.

Try TODAY in the playground

Edit the example — nothing to install.

Preloaded with the TODAY formula from Example 1 — change anything and watch it respond.

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