To find out what date it is, according to the server, you can use the CURRENT_DATE() function
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> SELECT NOW(),CURRENT_DATE();
+---------------------+----------------+
| NOW() | CURRENT_DATE() |
+---------------------+----------------+
| 2011-10-04 09:21:37 | 2011-10-04 |
+---------------------+----------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
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