system.date.getTimezoneOffset

Description

Returns the current timezone's offset versus UTC for a given instant, taking Daylight Savings Time into account.

Syntax

system.date. getTimezoneOffset([date] )

  • Parameters

Date date- The instant in time for which to calculate the offset. Uses now() if omitted. [optional]

  • Returns

Double - The timezone offset compared to UTC, in hours.

  • Scope

All

Code Examples
Code Snippet
#This example will give the timezone offset using the date February 22, 2017
#and the computers current timezone.
 
date = system.date.getDate(2017, 1, 22)
print system.date.getTimezoneOffset(date) # returns -8.0 (if you are in Pacific Daylight Time)