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# Start Node Process In Specific Timezone
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When running a node process on your machine locally, it will adopt your
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machine's local timezone.
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I can observe this by starting a `node` process and outputting a date with
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`toLocaleString()`.
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```javascript
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> new Date().toLocaleString()
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'11/30/2020, 8:48:17 PM'
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```
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This is the time that I'm writing this post, in Chicago (CST).
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I can then start the process in another timezone, such as UTC.
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```bash
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$ TZ=utc node
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```
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With that `node` process, I can now do the same experiment.
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```javascript
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> new Date().toLocaleString()
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'12/1/2020, 2:52:40 AM'
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```
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The time jumps ahead about 6 hours because it is going from CST (UTC-6) to UTC.
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Similarly, I could start the Node process for the west coast like so,
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```bash
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$ TZ='America/Los_Angeles' node
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```
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