diff --git a/fixedcal/core/date.py b/fixedcal/core/date.py
index 2bc407b..80b0e23 100644
--- a/fixedcal/core/date.py
+++ b/fixedcal/core/date.py
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ class FixedDate:
         """
         return (day_of_year, year)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def today(self) -> "FixedDate":
+        return FixedDate(date=datetime.today())
+
     @property
     def datetime(self) -> datetime:
         """Construct a native datetime object from fixed date.
diff --git a/tests/basic_datetime_test.py b/tests/basic_datetime_test.py
index cc09c5a..71d97cb 100644
--- a/tests/basic_datetime_test.py
+++ b/tests/basic_datetime_test.py
@@ -76,3 +76,7 @@ class TestBasicDatetimeInit(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(fixed_date.weekday, 1)
         self.assertEqual(fixed_date.week_of_year, 53)
         self.assertEqual(fixed_date.year_quarter, 4)
+
+    def test_today(self):
+        fixed_date_datetime = FixedDate.today().datetime
+        self.assertEqual(fixed_date_datetime.date(), datetime.today().date())