What Is Today’s Date?

Are you trying to figure out what the current date is?

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Today's Date Is:

Sunday, November 17, 2024

Today, November 17th, is day 322 of 366 total days in 2024.

What is Today's Date in Numbers?

Today's date in numbers is:

  • MM-DD-YYYY: 11-17-2024
  • DD-MM-YYYY: 17-11-2024
  • YYYY-MM-DD: 2024-11-17

It's also common to see dates represented using numbers separated by slashes.

  • MM/DD/YYYY: 11/17/2024
  • DD/MM/YYYY: 17/11/2024

The most common format used in the United States is the MM-DD-YYYY (or MM/DD/YYYY) format, or month-day-year in numbers, while the rest of the world commonly uses the DD-MM-YYYY (or DD/MM/YYYY) format.[1]

This can introduce some confusion when reading a date; for instance, is 03-04-2024 March 4th or April 3rd? To reduce confusion, the International Organization for Standardization defines the YYYY-MM-DD format as part of the ISO-8601 date standard.[2] Therefore, this date could be unambiguously written as 2023-04-03, which represents April 3rd, 2023.

More About Today's Date

Current Date on a Calendar

The calendar below shows each day of 2024 along with the current date.

Calendar showing the days of January 2024.
JANUARY
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Calendar showing the days of February 2024.
FEBRUARY
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4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29
Calendar showing the days of March 2024.
MARCH
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3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
Calendar showing the days of April 2024.
APRIL
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7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30
Calendar showing the days of May 2024.
MAY
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5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
Calendar showing the days of June 2024.
JUNE
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
Calendar showing the days of July 2024.
JULY
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21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
Calendar showing the days of August 2024.
AUGUST
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18 19 20 21 22 23 24
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Calendar showing the days of September 2024.
SEPTEMBER
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29 30
Calendar showing the days of October 2024.
OCTOBER
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20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
Calendar showing the days of November 2024.
NOVEMBER
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24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Calendar showing the days of December 2024.
DECEMBER
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31

You can also use our online calendar to print monthly calendars, see holidays, and view any month or year.

How To Calculate Today's Date Using Excel or Sheets

You can also calculate the current date using spreadsheet software such as Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel using the TODAY() function.

=TODAY()

Simply enter this formula into any empty cell to get today's date. For instance, if the current date is November 1st, then the result might look like this:

Graphic showing the formula for Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel to calculate the current date.

References

  1. MIT International Students Office, Date Format in the United States, https://iso.mit.edu/americanisms/date-format-in-the-united-states/
  2. International Organization for Standardization, ISO 8601 Date and Time Format, https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html