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+describe('now', function() {
+
+	var options;
+
+	beforeEach(function() {
+		affix('#cal');
+		options = {
+			defaultDate: '2014-05-1'
+		};
+	});
+
+	describe('when month view', function() {
+		beforeEach(function() {
+			options.defaultView = 'month';
+		});
+		it('changes the highlighted day when customized', function() {
+			options.now = '2014-05-06';
+			$('#cal').fullCalendar(options);
+			var todayCell = $('#cal td.fc-today');
+			var todayDate = todayCell.data('date');
+			expect(todayDate).toEqual('2014-05-06');
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('when agendaWeek view', function() {
+		beforeEach(function() {
+			options.defaultView = 'agendaWeek';
+		});
+		it('changes the highlighted day when customized', function() {
+			options.now = '2014-04-29T12:00:00';
+			$('#cal').fullCalendar(options);
+			var todayCell = $('#cal td.fc-today');
+			expect(todayCell).toHaveClass('fc-col2'); // no date metadata, but we know which column #
+		});
+	});
+
+	it('accepts a function that returns a moment', function() {
+		options.defaultView = 'month';
+		options.now = function() {
+			return moment.utc('2014-05-01');
+		};
+		$('#cal').fullCalendar(options);
+		var todayCell = $('#cal td.fc-today');
+		var todayDate = todayCell.data('date');
+		expect(todayDate).toEqual('2014-05-01');
+	});
+
+	it('accepts a function that returns a moment-ish string', function() {
+		options.defaultView = 'month';
+		options.now = function() {
+			return '2014-05-01';
+		};
+		$('#cal').fullCalendar(options);
+		var todayCell = $('#cal td.fc-today');
+		var todayDate = todayCell.data('date');
+		expect(todayDate).toEqual('2014-05-01');
+	});
+
+});
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