diff --git a/lib/date.c b/lib/date.c
index 8aedfc6..5b077b2 100644
--- a/lib/date.c
+++ b/lib/date.c
@@ -307,3 +307,25 @@ struct date *date_get_now_utc() {
 
   return date;
 }
+
+struct date *date_get_now_local() {
+  struct date *date = malloc(sizeof(struct date));
+  if (date == NULL) {
+    perror("Error (date_get_now_local)");
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+  }
+
+  time_t current_time = time(NULL);
+  struct tm *current_time_tm = localtime(&current_time);
+
+  date->year = (uint16_t)(current_time_tm->tm_year + 1900);
+  date->month = (uint8_t)(current_time_tm->tm_mon + 1);
+  date->day = (uint8_t)current_time_tm->tm_mday;
+  date->hours = (uint8_t)current_time_tm->tm_hour;
+  date->minutes = (uint8_t)current_time_tm->tm_min;
+  date->seconds = (uint8_t)current_time_tm->tm_sec;
+  date->milliseconds = 0;
+  date->timezone_utc_offset = 0;
+
+  return date;
+}
diff --git a/lib/date.h b/lib/date.h
index 80a75e1..dceb869 100644
--- a/lib/date.h
+++ b/lib/date.h
@@ -330,4 +330,12 @@ void date_to_utc(struct date *date);
  */
 struct date *date_get_now_utc();
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get the current date in local time.
+ *
+ * @return struct date*
+ * @since v5.1.0
+ */
+struct date *date_get_now_local();
+
 #endif
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 4e4d46f..a6f7301 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -128,5 +128,11 @@ int main() {
   free(iso_string);
   free(date);
 
+  date = date_get_now_local();
+  iso_string = date_to_iso_string(date);
+  printf("date_get_now_local = %s\n", iso_string);
+  free(iso_string);
+  free(date);
+
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }