# File lib/date.rb, line 1268
  def self.now(sg=ITALY)
    i = Time.now
    a = i.to_a[0..5].reverse
    jd = civil_to_jd(*(a[0,3] << sg))
    fr = time_to_day_fraction(*(a[3,3])) + i.usec.to_r/86400000000
    of = i.utc_offset.to_r/86400
    new0(jd_to_ajd(jd, fr, of), of, sg)
  end