MomentJS set timezone

Question

Because of how we store dates I need to set a moment object to timezone +0000.

I've tried using a variety of ways:

var d = moment().hour(0).minute(0).second(0).millisecond(0).zone('+0000');
var d = moment().hour(0).minute(0).second(0).millisecond(0).utc(0);
var d = moment().hour(0).minute(0).second(0).millisecond(0).utc();

When I console.log these dates they come out with the time 00:00:00 GMT+0100 (BST)

Looking at the documentation it seems to say that .utc() and .zone() are for printing a format only, is this true? (This is the same I've seen with other questions on here, none address setting the actual object to a timezone it seems)

After I set and then manipulate the date I convert it to the JS Date object to use with angular-ui bootstrap datepicker (note: it was a moment object which I used console.log on).

I don't understand what you mean, where/how should I use the format? — James, May 07 '15 at 12:33
Why do you need the timezone? To write to the server or the client? — Wédney Yuri, May 07 '15 at 13:00
To the server. Because it is storing the date as as 23:00:00 for the day before. And since a lot relies on the saving method I would prefer not to make alterations there — James, May 07 '15 at 13:04
To create a new object "moment" based on a timezone "+0000" you need to use this `moment ('2015-05-06T23:00:00.000Z')`. Is that what you want? — Wédney Yuri, May 07 '15 at 13:10

score 6 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

Unless you specify a timezone offset, parsing a string will create a date in the current timezone. http://momentjs.com/docs/#/parsing/string-format/

Example: You can tell in which timezone is your date using moment ('2015-05-06T23:00:00.000Z').

If you need to convert this to a specific timezone you can do so: moment().utc(0).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm Z').

About Timezone in Javascript: How do I specify the time zone when creating a JavaScript Date?

MomentJS set timezone

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