in_timezone

Converts a date to a specific timezone. Returns the date formatted as an ISO 8601 string (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss) in the target timezone.

{% assign local_time = "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z" | in_timezone: "America/New_York" %}
{% log local_time %}

Output:

2025-01-15T05:00:00

Syntax

{{ date | in_timezone: timezone }}

Parameter	Description
date	Date to convert — can be a date string, Unix timestamp (seconds), "now", or "today"
timezone	IANA timezone name (e.g. "America/New_York", "Europe/London", "Asia/Tokyo")

Return Value

Returns a string in YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss format in the specified timezone.

Accepted Date Inputs

Input	Description
"now" or "today"	Current date and time
"2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"	ISO 8601 date string
1705312800	Unix timestamp in seconds (number)
"1705312800"	Unix timestamp in seconds (string)

Examples

Get current time in a specific timezone:

{% assign local_now = "now" | in_timezone: "Europe/Warsaw" %}
{% log local_now %}

Convert order creation time to shop timezone:

{% assign local_created = order.created_at | in_timezone: shop.timezone %}
{% log "Order created at: " | append: local_created %}

Format a date after timezone conversion:

{% assign local_time = order.created_at | in_timezone: "America/Los_Angeles" %}
{% assign formatted = local_time | date: "%B %d, %Y at %I:%M %p" %}
{% log formatted %}

Output:

January 15, 2025 at 02:00 AM

Convert Unix timestamp:

{% assign local_time = 1705312800 | in_timezone: "Asia/Tokyo" %}
{% log local_time %}

Use shop's timezone from global variables:

{% assign local_time = order.created_at | in_timezone: shop.timezone %}
{% log local_time %}

Notes

• Requires a valid IANA timezone name — throws an error if timezone is missing

• The output format is always YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss — use the date filter afterwards to reformat

• Chain with date for custom formatting: | in_timezone: "US/Eastern" | date: "%H:%M"

• See also: time_add, time_subtract