Module:Now

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1. Returns the current timestamp.
2. ???
3. Profit!

Because this is a module, it actually executes on each page load, meaning you can avoid the caching issues that sometimes arise from determining the current time using a template (i.e. {{#time:Y-m-d h:i:s|now}}, which returns "2026-06-22 05:20:17").

You can format its output using other templates or modules.

Usage

You loaded this page at {{#invoke:now|main}}.

You loaded this page at 2026-06-22 05:20:17.

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local p = {}

p.main = function(frame)
    -- os.date provides formatted date/time strings
    -- '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S' formats the date as 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS'
    local serverTime = os.date('!%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')

    return serverTime
end

return p