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Full Idea
In describing a time as 'now' one is not merely describing the world from one's own point of view, but describing the world as it is.
Gist of Idea
We don't just describe a time as 'now' from a private viewpoint, but as a fact about the world
Source
Robin Le Poidevin (Travels in Four Dimensions [2003], 08 'Mystery')
Book Ref
Le Poidevin,Robin: 'Travels in Four Dimensions' [OUP 2003], p.124
A Reaction
If we accept this view (which implies absolute time, and the A-series view), then 'now' is not an indexical, in the way that 'I' and 'here' are indexicals.