# Current Time

> Get the current date (with day of week) and time (HH:MM:SS) in a specified timezone. Auto-trigger when needing to know current time, date, or day of week — including when guessing user's location based on schedule, answering "what time is it", "what day is it", "today is what date", or any context where accurate real-time clock data is needed. Also trigger proactively at the start of conversations to ground yourself in the current time.

- Skill: `magiccube/current-time` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add magiccube/current-time`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/magiccube/current-time/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: magiccube (https://skillmd.com/u/magiccube)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/magiccube/current-time

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# Current Time

Get the current date and time with day of week using the system clock.

## Workflow

### 1. Determine timezone

- Default: `Asia/Shanghai` (UTC+8, user's primary timezone).
- If the user specifies a different timezone, use that instead.

### 2. Get current time

Run the following Bash command:

```bash
TZ="{timezone}" date "+%Y-%m-%d %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
```

Example output: `2026-03-09 Monday 23:38:42 CST`

### 3. Use the result

- Parse the output: date, day of week, time, timezone.
- Use this information to answer the user's question or inform your own reasoning.
- Do NOT present the raw command output — incorporate it naturally into your response.