now function The now function returns the time value (as a number) designating the UTC date and time from the occurrence of the call to now. Arguments 0 Return Values (number) The time value designating the UTC date and time from the occurrence of the call to now. Syntax Date.now(); Examples Example Result this.Label = Date.now() Returns 1518023657912 (adjusted for current date – number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970).