diff --git a/x509-cert/src/time.rs b/x509-cert/src/time.rs
index 94e7f07f1..6a37491d2 100644
--- a/x509-cert/src/time.rs
+++ b/x509-cert/src/time.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ impl Time {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Creates a `Time` from the current date.
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+    pub fn now() -> der::Result<Self> {
+        SystemTime::now().try_into()
+    }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for Time {