# \[Bug #1104\] TZ and Time.now

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1104-tz-and-time-now/159400>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [February 4, 2009, 7:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1104-tz-and-time-now/159400 "2009-02-04T07:58:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nobuhiro\_IMAI](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/9f8e36/32.png) [@Nobuhiro\_IMAI](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Nobuhiro_IMAI)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 7:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1104-tz-and-time-now/159400/1 "2009-02-04T07:58:00Z")

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Bug #1104: TZ and Time.now  
[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1104](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1104)

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ruby -v: ruby 1.9.2dev (2009-02-03 trunk 22015) [i686-linux]

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$ echo $TZ

$ cat tz.rb  
p Time.now  
puts(ENV[“TZ”] = “EST”)  
p Time.now  
p Time.now  
puts(ENV[“TZ”] = “Asia/Tokyo”)  
p Time.now  
p Time.now  
$ ruby -v tz.rb  
ruby 1.8.7 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 72) [i486-linux]  
Wed Feb 04 15:35:01 +0900 2009  
EST  
Wed Feb 04 01:35:01 -0500 2009  
Wed Feb 04 01:35:01 -0500 2009  
Asia/Tokyo  
Wed Feb 04 15:35:01 +0900 2009  
Wed Feb 04 15:35:01 +0900 2009  
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$ ruby1.9 -v tz.rb  
ruby 1.9.2dev (2009-02-03 trunk 22015) [i686-linux]  
2009-02-04 15:35:14 +0900  
EST  
2009-02-04 15:35:14 +0900  
2009-02-04 15:35:14 +0900  
Asia/Tokyo  
2009-02-04 15:35:14 +0900  
2009-02-04 15:35:14 +0900  
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$ env TZ= ruby1.9 -v tz.rb  
ruby 1.9.2dev (2009-02-03 trunk 22015) [i686-linux]  
2009-02-04 06:35:37 +0000  
EST  
2009-02-04 06:35:37 +0000  
2009-02-04 01:35:37 -0500  
Asia/Tokyo  
2009-02-04 01:35:37 -0500  
2009-02-04 15:35:37 +0900

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**Author:** ![Nobuhiro\_IMAI](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/9f8e36/32.png) [@Nobuhiro\_IMAI](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Nobuhiro_IMAI)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1104-tz-and-time-now/159400/2 "2009-02-04T20:17:29Z")

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## Applied in changeset r22053.

[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1104](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1104)