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Description:: Returns the current in-game time in hours. For a formatted version of time, see BIS_fnc_timeToString.
Multiplayer:: Returns the current local in-game time in hours.
Groups:: Environment Mission Information Time

Syntax:: dayTime
Return Value:: Number - day time using a 24 hour clock, using fractions of hours - range [0..24]

Example 1:: dayTime; // returns 16.5 given it is 16:30 (4.30pm) in game
Example 2:: Get hour, minute, seconds:
private _daytime = dayTime; // assuming dayTime returns 1.66046 private _hours = floor _daytime; // 1 private _minutes = floor ((_daytime - _hours) * 60); // 39 private _seconds = floor ((((_daytime - _hours) * 60) - _minutes) * 60); // 37

See also:: date dateToNumber BIS_fnc_timeToString time skipTime systemTime systemTimeUTC

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-#REDIRECT [[daytime]]
+{{RV|type=command
+|game1= ofp
+|version1= 1.00
+|game2= ofpe
+|version2= 1.00
+|game3= arma1
+|version3= 1.00
+|game4= arma2
+|version4= 1.00
+|game5= arma2oa
+|version5= 1.50
+|game6= tkoh
+|version6= 1.00
+|game7= arma3
+|version7= 0.50
+|gr1= Environment
+|gr2= Mission Information
+|gr3= Time
+|descr= Returns the current in-game time in hours. For a formatted version of time, see [[BIS_fnc_timeToString]].
+|mp= Returns the current '''local''' in-game time in hours.
+|s1= [[dayTime]]
+|r1= [[Number]] - day time using a 24 hour clock, using fractions of hours - range [0..24]
+|x1= <sqf>dayTime; // returns 16.5 given it is 16:30 (4.30pm) in game</sqf>
+|x2= Get hour, minute, seconds:
+<sqf>
+private _daytime = dayTime; // assuming dayTime returns 1.66046
+private _hours = floor _daytime;											//  1
+private _minutes = floor ((_daytime - _hours) * 60);						// 39
+private _seconds = floor ((((_daytime - _hours) * 60) - _minutes) * 60);	// 37
+</sqf>
+|seealso= [[date]] [[dateToNumber]] [[BIS_fnc_timeToString]] [[time]] [[skipTime]] [[systemTime]] [[systemTimeUTC]]
+}}