How to Check the Current Date on MacOS, Windows, and Linux

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How to Check the Current Date on MacOS, Windows, and Linux

Knowing today’s date is essential for productivity, scheduling, and programming. Here’s a quick guide for checking the current date on MacOS, Windows, and Linux—plus an online alternative that works everywhere.

📅 MacOS

Menu Bar:

• Look at the top right corner — the date and time are always displayed.
• Click the clock to open a mini calendar.

Terminal:

• Open Terminal (Cmd + Space, type “Terminal”, press Enter).
• Enter:

date

• Shows full date and time.

To show date only:

date +"%Y-%m-%d"

🪟 Windows

Taskbar:

• The date is shown at the bottom right of your screen.
• Click it for a full calendar view.

Command Prompt:

• Open CMD (Win + R, type cmd, press Enter).
• Enter:

date /T

• Shows only the current date.

PowerShell:

• Open PowerShell and enter:

Get-Date

🐧 Linux

System Tray:

• Most Linux desktops display the date/time in the system tray or panel.

Terminal:

• Open your terminal.
• Enter:

date

• Full date and time appear.

Custom format:

date +"%d-%m-%Y"

🌐 Universal Alternative: Today’s Date Now

If you need to quickly check the current date in any format, or want to copy it for documents or code, use the free online tool:

todaysdatenow.com

• Shows today’s date in dozens of formats (ISO, US, EU, SQL, etc.)
• Calendar converters and extra date tools
• Instantly available on any device or OS — no install needed

Comparison Table

OS GUI CLI Command(s) MacOS Menu bar date Windows Taskbar date /T, Get-Date Linux System tray date Any system todaysdatenow.com (web) —

English bonus:

• “How to get the current date?” — “Use the date command or todaysdatenow.com.”

Now you always know how to check today’s date — on any computer or online!