[Home](./index.md) > [@firebase/firestore](./firestore.md) > [/](./firestore_.md) > [Timestamp](./firestore_.timestamp.md) > [now](./firestore_.timestamp.now.md) ## Timestamp.now() method Creates a new timestamp with the current date, with millisecond precision. Signature: ```typescript static now(): Timestamp; ``` Returns: [Timestamp](./firestore_.timestamp.md) a new timestamp representing the current date.