diff --git a/reference/datetime/datetime/construct.xml b/reference/datetime/datetime/construct.xml
index caf47c3a4c..bb59902cc5 100644
--- a/reference/datetime/datetime/construct.xml
+++ b/reference/datetime/datetime/construct.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@
String in a format accepted by strtotime.
- To use a UNIX timestamp, put a @ on the
+ Enter &null; here to obtain the current time when using
+ the $timezone parameter.
+
+
+ To use a UNIX timestamp, put a @ in
front of the timestamp string.
@@ -43,11 +47,18 @@
If $timezone is omitted,
- the current timezone will be used. The $timezone
- parameter will be ignored if a timezone is specified in the
- $time parameter (e.g. using
- 2010-01-28T15:00:00+02:00).
+ the current timezone will be used.
+
+
+ The $timezone parameter
+ and the current timezone are ignored when the
+ $time parameter either
+ is a UNIX timestamp (e.g. @946684800)
+ or specifies a timezone
+ (e.g. 2010-01-28T15:00:00+02:00).
+
+