Converting UTC Time to Local Timezone with Moment.js

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The Problem

Let’s say you have a date and time in UTC:

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This represents 10 January at midnight (00:00 am) in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). If you need to convert this date and time to a specific time zone, for example, New York, the output should reflect the corresponding local time. For New York, which is in Eastern Standard Time (EST), this would result in:

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or 9 January at 07:00 pm since New York is UTC-05:00.

The Solution

Step-by-Step Guide

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Import Moment-Timezone: In your JavaScript file, you will need to require moment-timezone.

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Define Your Date and Timezone: Set up your UTC date and the target timezone. For this example, we will use New York.

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Convert the Date and Time: Use the following code snippet to create a Moment object from the UTC date, convert it to the specified timezone, and then format it as needed.

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Output the Result: Finally, log the converted date to see the output in your console.

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Full Example

Here’s the complete code put together:

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Conclusion