Function Reference
— Function File: t = now ()

Returns the current local time as the number of days since Jan 1, 0000. By this reckoning, Jan 1, 1970 is day number 719529.

The integral part, floor (now) corresponds to 00:00:00 today.

The fractional part, rem (now, 1) corresponds to the current time on Jan 1, 0000.

The returned value is also called a "serial date number" (see datenum).

See also: clock date datenum