# DATE System Variable [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [D](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/D/(D).md) **Function Description:** The DATE system variable is used to store current date and time in specified format. (Read-Only) <table><tbody><tr> <th>Type </th> <td><p>Real  </p></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Saved in </th> <td><p>Not saved</p></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Initial value </th> <td><p>Unknown</p></td> </tr> <tr> </tr></tbody></table> ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/D/DATE%20System%20Variable--c9f06d23ec56.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../2017/System%20Variables/D/DATE%20System%20Variable--c9f06d23ec56.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/D/DATE%20System%20Variable--c9f06d23ec56.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](../../../2019/System%20Variables/D/DATE%20System%20Variable--c9f06d23ec56.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/System%20Variables/D/DATE%20System%20Variable--c9f06d23ec56.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](../../../2021/System%20Variables/D/DATE%20System%20Variable--c9f06d23ec56.md)