# Changing time zone in date fields

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-time-zone-in-date-fields/116739>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 23, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-time-zone-in-date-fields/116739 "2018-01-23T19:31:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![eteuler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eteuler](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eteuler)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-time-zone-in-date-fields/116739/1 "2018-01-23T19:31:34Z")

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Is it possible, when using Date fields (doc['field\_name'].date.hourOfDay, doc['field\_name'].date.minuteOfDay, etc.) to have the output be in the EST time zone rather than GMT?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/changing-time-zone-in-date-fields/116739/2 "2018-02-20T19:31:47Z")

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Closed on February 20, 2018, 7:31pm UTC

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