diff --git a/timex/template.go b/timex/template.go
index 85eead70b..e89d039bf 100644
--- a/timex/template.go
+++ b/timex/template.go
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ import (
 
 // some common datetime templates
 const (
-	DefaultTemplate = "Y-m-d H:i:s"
-	TemplateWithMs3 = "Y-m-d H:i:s.v" // end with ".000"
-	TemplateWithMs6 = "Y-m-d H:i:s.u" // end with ".000000"
+	DefaultTemplate = "Y-m-d H:I:S"   // equals layout: "2006-01-02 15:04:05"
+	TemplateWithMs3 = "Y-m-d H:I:S.v" // end with ".000"
+	TemplateWithMs6 = "Y-m-d H:I:S.u" // end with ".000000"
 )
 
 // char to Go date layout
-// eg: "Y-m-d H:i:s" => "2006-01-02 15:04:05",
+// eg: "Y-m-d H:I:S" => "2006-01-02 15:04:05",
 //
 // # More see time.stdLongMonth
 //
diff --git a/timex/util.go b/timex/util.go
index 9da093e4c..c6e3c9a2c 100644
--- a/timex/util.go
+++ b/timex/util.go
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ import (
 // NowUnix is short of time.Now().Unix()
 func NowUnix() int64 { return time.Now().Unix() }
 
+// NowDate quick get current date string. if template is empty, will use DefaultTemplate.
+func NowDate(template ...string) string {
+	return FormatByTpl(time.Now(), basefn.FirstOr(template, DefaultTemplate))
+}
+
 // Format convert time to string use default layout
 func Format(t time.Time) string { return t.Format(DefaultLayout) }
 
diff --git a/timex/util_test.go b/timex/util_test.go
index f9e6a658c..59624a00a 100644
--- a/timex/util_test.go
+++ b/timex/util_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func TestNowAddDay(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDateFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	now := time.Now()
+	assert.Eq(t, now.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05"), timex.NowDate())
 
 	tests := []struct{ layout, template string }{
 		{"20060102 15:04:05", "Ymd H:I:S"},