My Unix time question is, when I do “sudo date <DDMMhhmmyyyy>” and then get a sudo password prompt, is the time supposed to take effect before or after the sudo

My Unix time question is, when I do “sudo date <DDMMhhmmyyyy>” and then get a sudo password prompt, is the time supposed to take effect before or after the sudo is authenticated? Emprically it seems to be after but that seems wrong; shouldn’t the result of the command be the same regardless of how long it takes to type the sudoer’s pw?