To convert local time to UTC is easy:

var localTime = "2018-02-27 11:00";    
moment(localTime).utc().format(); // result: "2018-02-27T09:00:00Z"

However I'm not sure if there is a straightforward way to convert my local time to CET (or other timezone such as EST, WEST)

I know that I can do something like this

moment(localTime).tz("Europe/Berlin").format();

which seems to return what I want but still unsure if thats the correct way or not?

To convert local time to UTC is easy:

var localTime = "2018-02-27 11:00";    
moment(localTime).utc().format(); // result: "2018-02-27T09:00:00Z"

However I'm not sure if there is a straightforward way to convert my local time to CET (or other timezone such as EST, WEST)

I know that I can do something like this

moment(localTime).tz("Europe/Berlin").format();

which seems to return what I want but still unsure if thats the correct way or not?

• javascript
• timezone
• momentjs

• Yes, it is the the correct way to convert a moment object to Europe/Berlin timezone using moment-timezone. – VincenzoC Commented Feb 27, 2018 at 10:03
• ok so what if I want to convert to EST or WEST? – philomath Commented Feb 27, 2018 at 10:49
• 1 Then you pass whichever time zone identifier you want. (Note that abbreviations are not generally valid identifiers). – Matt Johnson-Pint Commented Feb 27, 2018 at 18:17

1 Answer 1

You can use the moment-timezone

since it accounts for daylight saving.

moment(momentTZ().tz("Europe/Berlin")).format();

If you do not mind for daylight saving moment itself is fine.