Here Is Today

What Here Is Today actually is

A single day sits on screen as a small coloured block. Each click zooms one level out, to the month, the year, the century, then to geological periods and eras, until today is an invisible sliver against the age of the universe. The whole sequence runs in roughly a minute.

Why it is worth your time

The animation is unhurried and identical at every level, so your day shrinks by the same visual rule each time rather than through any rhetorical flourish.

Common questions

Is Here Is Today free?

Yes. Here Is Today is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does Here Is Today take?

One quick round, then you can leave. We file it under "A minute" — today, then the month, then the epoch, then everything.

Does Here Is Today work on a phone?

Yes. Here Is Today works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.

What kind of site is Here Is Today?

We list it under Cosmos & Scale — zoom out until you feel small. The animation is unhurried and identical at every level, so your day shrinks by the same visual rule each time rather than through any rhetorical flourish.