def METHOD_NAME(self) -> str:
    """
    :return: the current lockperiod used in second position of the memcache key
    """
    dateTime = utils.utcNow()
    key = dateTime.strftime("%Y-%m-%d-%%s")
    secsinceMidnight = (dateTime - dateTime.replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)).total_seconds()
    currentStep = int(secsinceMidnight / self.secondsPerStep)
    return key % currentStep