DateTimeZone.FixedUtcNow

The date and time in UTC, read once and then the same for the whole evaluation.

Group: Dates and times. Power Query M has it too: a query that uses it is written as in Power BI.

Syntax

DateTimeZone.FixedUtcNow() as datetimezone

It takes no parameters.

Returns

datetimezone. The moment the clock was first read, in UTC.

Remarks

• A good refresh stamp: every row and every step of the evaluation gets the same value.

Examples

A refresh stamp

DateTimeZone.FixedUtcNow()

#datetimezone(2026, 11, 8, 14, 42, 28, 0, 0)

Two calls agree

DateTimeZone.FixedUtcNow() = DateTimeZone.FixedUtcNow()

true

Related functions

DateTimeZone.UtcNow, DateTimeZone.FixedLocalNow, DateTime.FixedLocalNow.

Last updated 8 November 2026 · OpenBI Studio 0.3.79