Guide for using time zone in go.

timezone-guide.go

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"time"
	_ "time/tzdata" // Embed the timezone database
)

func main() {
	utcTime := time.Date(2024, time.Now().Month(), 26, 1, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC)

	loc, err := time.LoadLocation("America/Los_Angeles")
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println("error loading location: ", err)
		return
	}

	localTime := utcTime.In(loc)

	fmt.Println("UTC Day: ", utcTime.Day())
	fmt.Println("PDT Day: ", localTime.Day())
	fmt.Println("Are those two times the same?", utcTime.Equal(localTime))
}