# utcNow()

Determines the current timestamp referenced to UTC time rather than local time.

### Syntax

o_utcNow()
  no inputs
  return: timestamp

### Usage

Determines the current timestamp referenced to UTC time rather than local time.

### Location

menu: veeos ==> Date/Time ==> utcNow

library: veeosLib

### Example

### Notes

Very similar to the builtin `now()` but now() is referenced to local time.

### Reference

- ISO-8601 is an international standard for time and date representation.

### Supported On

VEE 7.0+, All platforms.

### See Also

time, yDay, yWeek, timeZone, unixNow, ywTodate

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