^date::now[]
^date::now(shift in days)
Constructor creates object of class date, containing value of the current date accurate to a second, using server's system time. If shift in days is specified, the date will be shifted a specified number of days.
The constructor uses local time of the server where Parser works. To find the time in another time zone, use ^date.roll[TZ;…].
Example
$date_now[^date::now[]]
$date_now.month
As a result, the code will create an object of class date containing current date's value and output the number of current month.