# Newbie Q : Date.now(int)?

**URL:** <https://forum.genieacs.com/t/newbie-q-date-now-int/2541>\
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**Created:** [April 1, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.genieacs.com/t/newbie-q-date-now-int/2541 "2022-04-01T19:48:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![MarkAtAgilliance](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.genieacs.com/markatagilliance/32/833_2.png) [@MarkAtAgilliance](https://forum.genieacs.com/u/MarkAtAgilliance)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.genieacs.com/t/newbie-q-date-now-int/2541/1 "2022-04-01T19:48:35Z")

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On a provision in our system, there is some code e.g.:

```
const hourly = Date.now(360000);

```

I can’t find a reference to Date.now with a parameter. JS defines now() it as parameter-less if I am reading the refs correctly.

What does the value do? It was being used to set the gateway inform time.

Thank you, Mark

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**Author:** ![JonasGhost](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.genieacs.com/jonasghost/32/286_2.png) [@JonasGhost](https://forum.genieacs.com/u/JonasGhost)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.genieacs.com/t/newbie-q-date-now-int/2541/2 "2022-04-02T07:19:48Z")

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Date is changed by genieacs.

> <https://github.com/genieacs/genieacs/blob/master/lib/sandbox.ts>

SandboxDate