now

Returns the current timestamp at the start of query evaluation.

For the corresponding Databricks SQL function, see now function.

Syntax

from pyspark.sql import functions as dbf

dbf.now()

Returns

pyspark.sql.Column: current timestamp at the start of query evaluation.

Examples

from pyspark.sql import functions as dbf
spark.range(1).select(dbf.now()).show(truncate=False)

+--------------------------+
|now()                     |
+--------------------------+
|2023-12-08 15:18:18.482269|
+--------------------------+