# Requesting "Today" functionality in formulas; Want to Calculate Ageing; The formula I want to use is: Today(Date) - Creation(Date)

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/requesting-today-functionality-in-formulas-want-to-calculate-ageing-the-formula-i-want-to-use-is-today-date-creation-date/491405>\
**Category:** Features Launched\
**Tags:** launched\
**Created:** [27 July 2023 07:13 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/requesting-today-functionality-in-formulas-want-to-calculate-ageing-the-formula-i-want-to-use-is-today-date-creation-date/491405 "2023-07-27T07:13:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Richard\_Sather](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/richard_sather/32/276096_2.png) [@Richard\_Sather](https://forum.asana.com/u/Richard_Sather)\
**Post date:** [28 February 2024 12:32 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/requesting-today-functionality-in-formulas-want-to-calculate-ageing-the-formula-i-want-to-use-is-today-date-creation-date/491405/13 "2024-02-28T12:32:17Z")

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Good news everyone! Happy to let you know that the TODAY function is gradually rolling out!

> [@Formula custom field with Advanced Editor](https://forum.asana.com/t/formula-custom-field-with-advanced-editor/481803/51):
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> Hey everyone, I’m excited to share more great news with you; a much-wanted feature is gradually rolling out for Advanced Formulas: the TODAY Input! tada With this update, you will now find the new Today input allowing you to use today’s date in a duration formula calculation for things like how long a task has been open (TODAY - Created On ) or how long until a task is due (Due Date - TODAY). Here’s a few examples to get you started; copy & paste the following formulas into the Adv…

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