# :SYSTem:UTCNow?

Information Commands

- :SYSTem:DATE?
- :SYSTem:EMBedded?
- :SYSTem:HELP:HEADers?
- :SYSTem:HREVision?
- :SYSTem:MODel?
- :SYSTem:OPTions?
- :SYSTem:OSYStem?
- :SYSTem:PERSona:MANufacturer
- :SYSTem:PERSona:MANufacturer:DEFault
- :SYSTem:PERSona:MODel
- :SYSTem:PERSona:MODel:DEFault
- :SYSTem:SERial?
- :SYSTem:SIGNal:TYPE?
- :SYSTem:TEMPerature?
- :SYSTem:TEMPerature:STABle?
- :SYSTem:TIME?
- :SYSTem:UTCNow?

## Query Syntax

    :SYSTem:UTCNow?

## Description

Queries the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) which was formerly GMT. The time is returned as a string with in the form of <month>/<day>/<year> <hour>:<minutes>:<seconds>. For example,

    "12/10/2015 15:47:17"

which represents the 10th day of December 2015, with a time of 15th hour, 47 minutes, and 17 seconds.

Use the `:SYSTem:TIME?` query to return the current local time. Use the `:SYSTem:DATE?` query to return the date.