cf.Datetime.utcnow

classmethod Datetime.utcnow()

Return the current Gregorian calendar UTC date and time.

Examples 1:

>>> cf.Datetime.utcnow()
<CF Datetime: 2016-10-10T12:15:24.002376Z>

Returns:

out: cf.Datetime

The current UTC date and time.

Examples 2:

>>> cf.Datetime.utcnow()
<CF Datetime: 2016-10-10T12:15:25.422179Z>
>>> d = cf.Datetime(2005, 6, 7)
>>> d.utcnow()
<CF Datetime: 2016-10-10T12:15:50.375309Z>
>>> d
<CF Datetime: 2005-06-07T00:00:00Z>