spoof browser location to test javascript date localization

Question

I have a script that translates the javascript date.getTimezoneOffset() into a timezone code like "CST", "GMT", etc. I would like to test this in cases other than CST, so can anyone point the way in spoofing my location to my browser (or a simpler way to get a date that isn't actually local in js)?

I have tried the chrome extension Manual Geolocation hoping it would trick the browser, but no luck.

Exactly, change your system time zone - the browser compares (or actually calculates) local time offset to UTC. — keenthinker, May 24 '13 at 21:47
This maybe ? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11124322/get-date-time-for-a-specific-time-zone-using-javascript — Theo.T, May 24 '13 at 21:50
Thanks everyone, I get into this state where I am doing something in code so all fixes must be done in code, and I forget about simple fixes. — kcar, May 29 '13 at 14:17

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered May 24 '13 at 21:43

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In the general screen of your config screen ('metro' interface) of windows 8 you can change the timezone. This will with most browsers also affect the timezone of the Date. For other operating systems or versions just do a google search and it should be fairly easy to find. Language settings of browsers will (in general) not affect this.

On windows, right clicking on the time and clicking 'change timezone' is an easy way to get there as well.

answered May 24 '13 at 21:43

David Mulder

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Thanks, I for some reason just didn't think of changing the system clock. – kcar Jun 05 '13 at 19:39

spoof browser location to test javascript date localization

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