---
title: "currentDate"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/PSJ/15489673/currentDate"
format: markdown
---
> Macro (aura-html)


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| **Syntax** | currentDate() | **Package** |  |
| **Alias** |  | **Pkg Usage** |  |

## Description

> Macro (excerpt)
> 
> Returns the current date.

Returns the current date.

## Return Type

**Date**

## Example

```
dueDate = currentDate() + "3d";
```

Returns the 3rd day after the current day.

## See also

> Macro (contentbylabel)