# Detect client time\_zone

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/detect-client-time-zone/148959>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 18, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/detect-client-time-zone/148959 "2008-09-18T17:21:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeanluca](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@jeanluca](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeanluca)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/detect-client-time-zone/148959/1 "2008-09-18T17:21:26Z")

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Hi All

How do I determine (on the server-side) for an incoming request the time  
zone of the client. I’ve studied the ‘request’ parameter but didn’t see  
anything like a TZ.

Any suggestion how to do this ?

Cheers  
LuCa

ps I need the TZ to convert Dates/Times correctly on a 2nd server (this  
2nd server need the TZ!)