Convert a given string to date then see if it is before or after now

dateCompare.go

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"time"
)

func main() {
	layout := "01/02/2006, 03:04PM"

	val := "05/13/2015, 12:00PM"
	loc, _ := time.LoadLocation("America/Dawson")
	t, _ := time.ParseInLocation(layout, val, loc)
	fmt.Println(t)
	fmt.Println(time.Now())
	fmt.Println(t.Before(time.Now()))
}