# Localize Time Zone Automatically

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localize-time-zone-automatically/117554>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 18, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localize-time-zone-automatically/117554 "2007-10-18T00:27:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/david)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localize-time-zone-automatically/117554/1 "2007-10-18T00:27:31Z")

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Hey all,

I was wondering if there is a way to determine the user’s time zone  
with rails automatically. I have a date/time form section and I want  
to keep it as simple as possible (no time zone select). Is it possible  
for this to be done automatically? I imagine it could happen only with  
javascript since rails is just a backend.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

~ David

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**Author:** ![david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/david)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 1:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localize-time-zone-automatically/117554/2 "2007-10-18T01:14:50Z")

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Try Zoned.

[http://errtheblog.com/post/1658](http://errtheblog.com/post/1658)

On 10/17/07, David [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> ~ David
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Chris W.  
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