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DateTimeZone.UtcNow

This function outputs the present date and time in the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) timezone, also known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Syntax

DateTimeZone.UtcNow() as datetimezone

About

This function outputs the present date and time in the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) timezone, also known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Explanation

Retrieve the present date and time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by utilizing Power Query's MDateTimeZone.UtcNow() function. The output will display the current date and time in the format #datetimezone(2011, 8, 16, 23, 34, 37.745, 0, 0).