# GetNumericDate()

Returns a real number whose integer part represents the number of days since the Lucee Server's Epoch (default: December 30, 1899) and whose fractional part represents the time value expressed in hours then divided by 24

```
GetNumericDate( arg1=any );
```

**Returns:** number

# Arguments

| Argument | Type | Required | Description | Default |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|---------|
| arg1 | any | Yes | A datetime object or a date-parsable String. |  |

# Examples

```cfml
	dd=now();
	dump(getNumericDate('11/10/1992'));
	dump(getNumericDate(dd));
```







# Categories

[Date and time](../../categories/datetime.md)