# fn:current-date - XPath XQuery Reference

Returns the current date.deterministiccontext-dependentfocus-independentReturns xs:date(fn:current-dateTime()). This is an xs:date
            (with timezone) that is current at some time during the evaluation of a query or
            transformation in which fn:current-date is executed.This function is . The precise instant during the query
            or transformation represented by the value of fn:current-date is implementation-dependent.fn:current-date() returns an xs:date corresponding to the
               current date. For example, a call of fn:current-date() might return
                  2004-05-12+01:00. The returned date will always have an associated timezone, which will always be the same
            as the implicit timezone in the dynamic context