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I have just cast a 08/23/2012 to date in javascript:
var value = '08/23/2012';
var newdate = new Date(value);
newdate happens to be Date {Thu Aug 23 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0100 (BST)}
I live in London (GMT 0:00) so where does the +1 assumption come from and how can I set it right?
You’re in the
Europe/Londontimezone, with is GMT+0100 during the summer, due to the Daylight Saving Time scheme.This is why it’s usually better to configure systems based on the location, and adapt the timezone by looking up the tz database. Unfortunately, JavaScript implementations in browser are quite poor regarding the general handling of time zones.