node js get time in timezone
Getting Time in a Specific Timezone in Node.js
To get the time in a specific timezone in Node.js, you can use the moment-timezone
library. Here are the steps to achieve this:
- Install the
moment-timezone
library by running the following command in your Node.js project directory:
bash
npm install moment-timezone
- Require the
moment-timezone
module in your Node.js file:
javascript
const moment = require('moment-timezone');
- Use the
moment-timezone
library to get the current time in a specific timezone. Specify the desired timezone as a parameter to themoment.tz()
function. For example, to get the current time in New York (Eastern Standard Time), you can use the following code:
javascript
const newYorkTime = moment.tz('America/New_York').format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss');
The format()
function is used to specify the desired format for the output. In this example, the format is set to 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss'
, which represents the year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.
- You can now use the
newYorkTime
variable to access the current time in the specified timezone.
Here's an example that puts it all together:
const moment = require('moment-timezone');
const newYorkTime = moment.tz('America/New_York').format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss');
console.log('Current time in New York:', newYorkTime);
This will output the current time in New York in the specified format.
Please note that the moment-timezone
library uses the IANA Time Zone Database, which provides accurate and up-to-date timezone information. Make sure to use the correct timezone identifier when calling the moment.tz()
function. You can find a list of valid timezone identifiers in the IANA Time Zone Database.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.