---
title: "Phalcon Time"
version: "5.20"
---
> Documentation Index
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# Phalcon Time
:::info[NOTE]
All classes are prefixed with `Phalcon`
:::
## Time\Clock\ClockInterface
Interface
- **`Phalcon\Time\Clock\ClockInterface`**
`DateTimeImmutable`
### Method Summary
### Methods
now()
```php
public function now(): DateTimeImmutable;
```
## Time\Clock\Exception
Class
- `\Exception`
- **`Phalcon\Time\Clock\Exception`**
- [`Phalcon\Time\Clock\Exceptions\InvalidModifier`](#timeclockexceptionsinvalidmodifier)
## Time\Clock\Exceptions\InvalidModifier
Class
- `\Exception`
- [`Phalcon\Time\Clock\Exception`](#timeclockexception)
- **`Phalcon\Time\Clock\Exceptions\InvalidModifier`**
`Phalcon\Time\Clock\Exception` · `Throwable`
### Method Summary
### Methods
__construct()
```php
public function __construct(
string $modifier,
Throwable|null $ex = null
);
```
## Time\Clock\FrozenClock
Final
- **`Phalcon\Time\Clock\FrozenClock`** - implements [`Phalcon\Time\Clock\ClockInterface`](#timeclockclockinterface)
`DateTimeImmutable` · `DateTimeZone` · `Phalcon\Time\Clock\Exceptions\InvalidModifier` · `Throwable`
### Method Summary
Mutates the clock to a new value. All consumers receive the same modification
Return a new object of now with the current timezone
Return a new object of now with UTC
Return the current clock
Sets the clock to a new value. All consumers receive the same modification
### Methods
__construct()
```php
public function __construct( DateTimeImmutable $now );
```
adjust()
```php
public function adjust( string $modifier ): static;
```
Mutates the clock to a new value. All consumers receive the same modification
fromSystemTimezone()
```php
public static function fromSystemTimezone(): FrozenClock;
```
Return a new object of now with the current timezone
fromUTC()
```php
public static function fromUTC(): FrozenClock;
```
Return a new object of now with UTC
now()
```php
public function now(): DateTimeImmutable;
```
Return the current clock
set()
```php
public function set( DateTimeImmutable $now ): static;
```
Sets the clock to a new value. All consumers receive the same modification
## Time\Clock\SystemClock
Final
- **`Phalcon\Time\Clock\SystemClock`** - implements [`Phalcon\Time\Clock\ClockInterface`](#timeclockclockinterface)
`DateTimeImmutable` · `DateTimeZone`
### Method Summary
Return a new object of now with the current timezone
Return a new object of now with UTC
Return the current clock
### Methods
__construct()
```php
public function __construct( DateTimeZone $timezone );
```
fromSystemTimezone()
```php
public static function fromSystemTimezone(): SystemClock;
```
Return a new object of now with the current timezone
fromUTC()
```php
public static function fromUTC(): SystemClock;
```
Return a new object of now with UTC
now()
```php
public function now(): DateTimeImmutable;
```
Return the current clock
Source: https://docs.phalcon.io/5.20/api/phalcon_time/index.mdx