clock

Current date and time as a 6-element vector.

Syntax

t = clock

Description

Returns the current date/time as [year month day hour minute second]. The seconds element is fractional — sub-second precision included.

Example

clock                    % e.g. [2026 4 28 13 25 51.123]

See also

• now — Current date and time as a serial date-time number.
• date — Construct a date serial number from year, month, day.
• datevec — Convert a date to a 6-element date vector.