DOC : added example for timezone string for Timestamp.now

pandas/_libs/tslibs/nattype.pyx

@@ -1260,7 +1260,9 @@ class NaTType(_NaT):
         Return new Timestamp object representing current time local to tz.
 
         This method returns a new `Timestamp` object that represents the current time.
-        If a timezone is provided, the current time will be localized to that timezone.
+        If a timezone is provided, either through a timezone object or an IANA
+        standard timezone identifier, the current time will be localized to that
+        timezone.
         Otherwise, it returns the current local time.
 
         Parameters
@@ -1279,6 +1281,11 @@ class NaTType(_NaT):
         >>> pd.Timestamp.now()  # doctest: +SKIP
         Timestamp('2020-11-16 22:06:16.378782')
 
+        If you want a specific timezone, in this case 'Brazil/East':
+
+        >>> pd.Timestamp.now('Brazil/East')
+        Timestamp('2025-11-11 22:17:59.609943-03:00)
+
         Analogous for ``pd.NaT``:
 
         >>> pd.NaT.now()

pandas/_libs/tslibs/timestamps.pyx

@@ -1917,7 +1917,9 @@ class Timestamp(_Timestamp):
         Return new Timestamp object representing current time local to tz.
 
         This method returns a new `Timestamp` object that represents the current time.
-        If a timezone is provided, the current time will be localized to that timezone.
+        If a timezone is provided, either through a timezone object or an IANA
+        standard timezone identifier, the current time will be localized to that
+        timezone.
         Otherwise, it returns the current local time.
 
         Parameters
@@ -1936,6 +1938,11 @@ class Timestamp(_Timestamp):
         >>> pd.Timestamp.now()  # doctest: +SKIP
         Timestamp('2020-11-16 22:06:16.378782')
 
+        If you want a specific timezone, in this case 'Brazil/East':
+
+        >>> pd.Timestamp.now('Brazil/East')
+        Timestamp('2025-11-11 22:17:59.609943-03:00)
+
         Analogous for ``pd.NaT``:
 
         >>> pd.NaT.now()