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 ##Contents
+- [The current local time](#localtime)
+- [The current time somewhere else](#elsetime)
 - [Obtaining a `time_point` from `y/m/d h:m:s` components](#time_point_to_components)
 - [Obtaining `y/m/d h:m:s` components from a `time_point`](#components_to_time_point)
 - [Normalizing `y/m/d` when it is `!ok()`](#normalize)
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+<a name="localtime"></a>
+### The current local time
+(by [Howard Hinnant](https://github.com/HowardHinnant))
+
+This couldn't be easier:
+
+```c++
+#include "tz.h"
+#include <iostream>
+
+int
+main()
+{
+    std::cout << date::make_zoned(date::current_zone(), std::chrono::system_clock::now()) << '\n';
+}
+```
+
+`system_clock::now()` of course gets the current time.  It is a de facto standard that this current time is measured in terms of [Unix Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time) which is a very close approximation to UTC.  `make_zoned` pairs the current UTC time with the computer's current local time zone, producing a `zoned_time`.  The `zoned_time` has a streaming operator so you can easily print it out:
+
+```c++
+2016-07-05 23:01:05.818378 EDT
+```
+
+Note that the precision of this output is with whatever precision your `system_clock::now()` supports (microseconds on macOS where I'm writing this).
+
+<a name="elsetime"></a>
+### The current time somewhere else
+(by [Howard Hinnant](https://github.com/HowardHinnant))
+
+If you need to find out the current time where you _aren't_, then that is a simple matter too:
+
+```c++
+#include "tz.h"
+#include <iostream>
+
+int
+main()
+{
+    std::cout << date::make_zoned("Asia/Shanghai", std::chrono::system_clock::now()) << '\n';
+}
+```
+
+This outputs the current time in Shanghai, for example:
+
+```c++
+2016-07-06 11:01:05.818378 CST
+```
+
+All IANA timezone names (or links -- aliases to timezones) are supported.
+
 <a name="time_point_to_components"></a>
 ### Obtaining a `time_point` from `y/m/d h:m:s` components
 (by [ecorm](https://github.com/ecorm))