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> Reference material for CURRENT_DATE function

# CURRENT_DATE

Returns the current local date in the time zone specified in the [session's `time_zone` setting](/reference-sql/system-settings#setting-the-time-zone).

## Syntax

The function can be called with or without parentheses:

```sql theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
CURRENT_DATE
CURRENT_DATE()
```

## Return Type

`DATE`

## Remarks

The function gets the current timestamp from the system, converts it to the time zone specified in the `time_zone` setting, and truncates it to a `DATE` value.

## Example

The following example assumes that the current timestamp is `2023-03-03 23:59:00 UTC`.
It displays the current date in the time zone `Europe/Berlin`.

```sql theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
SET time_zone = 'Europe/Berlin';
SELECT CURRENT_DATE();
```

**Returns**

`2023-03-04`

Notice that the time zone conversion from `UTC` to `Europe/Berlin` causes the resulting date to be `2023-03-04` instead of `2023-03-03`.