date-and-time

name	Date and Time
description	Get the current date and time to answer time-related questions

You can check the current date and time using the date command.

Current date and time

date

Specific formats

ISO 8601:

date --iso-8601=seconds

UTC:

date -u

Tips

• Use this skill when the user asks about the current time, date, or day of the week.
• Use this to calculate durations, e.g. "how long until Friday?" or "what day is Christmas?".
• Combine with date -d for date arithmetic, e.g. date -d "next Friday" or date -d "2025-12-25".