diff --git a/date_lua.go b/date_lua.go
index bbb57ff..b24a594 100644
--- a/date_lua.go
+++ b/date_lua.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ func luaRegisterDates(L *lua.LState) {
 	mt := L.NewTypeMetatable(luaDateTypeName)
 	L.SetGlobal("date", mt)
 	L.SetField(mt, "new", L.NewFunction(luaDateNew))
+	L.SetField(mt, "now", L.NewFunction(luaDateNow))
 	L.SetField(mt, "__tostring", L.NewFunction(luaDate__tostring))
 	L.SetField(mt, "__eq", L.NewFunction(luaDate__eq))
 	L.SetField(mt, "__lt", L.NewFunction(luaDate__lt))
@@ -85,6 +86,13 @@ func luaDateNew(L *lua.LState) int {
 	return 1
 }
 
+func luaDateNow(L *lua.LState) int {
+	now := time.Now()
+	date := time.Date(now.Year(), now.Month(), now.Day(), 0, 0, 0, 0, time.Local)
+	L.Push(TimeToLua(L, &date))
+	return 1
+}
+
 func luaDate__tostring(L *lua.LState) int {
 	a := luaCheckTime(L, 1)