How to convert existing UTC string to local timezone string in JavaScript?

Question

I have a string:

var utc_datetime = "02/09/2018 1:27 a.m."

I need it to show up in the user's local time. The format will always be the same, and it will always be queried in UTC timezone.

How can I accomplish this? I tried moment, and moment-timezone, but no luck so far.

Please don't add the answer to the question. If you feel the answer given could be improved, edit it. — Heretic Monkey, Mar 01 '18 at 00:47

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 01 '18 at 05:34

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Remove the dots and capitalize the AM or PM: Append 'UTC' to the string then convert it to a date

var utc_datetime = "02/09/2018 1:27 a.m."
var new_datestring = utc_datetime.replace(/\./g,'').toUpperCase() + ' UTC';
var date = new Date(new_datestring);
var local_datetime = date.toString();
console.log(local_datetime)

edited Mar 01 '18 at 05:34

Durga

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answered Mar 01 '18 at 00:20

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`new_datestring = utc_datetime + ' UTC'` `var date = new Date(new_datestring)` winds up spitting out "Invalid Date" – Scott Stoltzman Mar 01 '18 at 00:30
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This just needed one very small tweak because the a.m. needed to be AM :) I'll add the solution in the problem – Scott Stoltzman Mar 01 '18 at 00:40

How to convert existing UTC string to local timezone string in JavaScript?

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