---
title: "getdate | open.mp"
description: "Get the current server date, which will be stored in the variables &year, &month and &day."
canonical: https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/getdate
language: en
---

# getdate

## Description

Get the current server date, which will be stored in the variables &year, &month and &day.

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| &year=0 | The variable to store the year in, passed by reference. |
| &month=0 | The variable to store the month in, passed by reference. |
| &day=0 | The variable to store the day in, passed by reference. |

## Returns

The number of days since the start of the year.

## Examples

```c
new Year, Month, Day, Days;
Days = getdate(Year, Month, Day);
printf("%02d/%02d/%d", Day, Month, Year);
printf("Days since the start of the year: %d", Days);
```

## Related Functions

-   [gettime](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/gettime): Get the current time of the server as a unix timestamp.