It looks like it is now close to maximum.
https://alerce.online/object/ZTF21aarqkes
At a distance of 40Mpc (from NED) an apparent magnitude of 14.6 gives an absolute mag of -18.4 not allowing for any extinction
An ALPY200 spectrum from last night continues to give a good match to a type Ia at the host redshift
Cheers
Robin