# Logs only showing time in UTC, regardless of setting

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-only-showing-time-in-utc-regardless-of-setting/262761>\
**Category:** Logs\
**Created:** [January 31, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-only-showing-time-in-utc-regardless-of-setting/262761 "2021-01-31T18:30:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![doyelese](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/doyelese/32/82871_2.png) [@doyelese](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/doyelese)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-only-showing-time-in-utc-regardless-of-setting/262761/1 "2021-01-31T18:30:47Z")

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Hi there,

Maybe I'm missing the setting, but my logs in the Observability window are always being shown in UTC, despite the fact that I'm saving these logs as MST. Where can I change this setting or determine how the date is displayed (would like it similar to how its displayed in Discover window, see pics below)

Log screen showing php.error.time in UTC

 ![Screen Shot 2021-01-31 at 11.28.20 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/3/a/3acd1214ab3a67c52127c8b50deba31b31900fc4.png)

Discover tab showing same key value php.error.time but in MST and formatted better  
 ![Screen Shot 2021-01-31 at 11.29.00 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/4/a/4af1a484dccadc5aef7df9c72ed9f1d7058a1d80.png)

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**Author:** ![weltenwort](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/weltenwort/32/53885_2.png) [@weltenwort](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/weltenwort)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2021, 9:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-only-showing-time-in-utc-regardless-of-setting/262761/2 "2021-02-04T09:38:45Z")

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Hi @doyelese,

the Logs UI doesn't interpret the field value but just displays it as it is. So you're seeing a ISO 8601 string because that's what Elasticsearch returns for the field. Customizable formatters for columns are in the backlog somewhere. 😇

In contrast, Discover uses the field formatter defined in the index pattern and therefore parses and re-formats the date for the configured locale and timezone.

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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:** [March 4, 2021, 9:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logs-only-showing-time-in-utc-regardless-of-setting/262761/3 "2021-03-04T09:39:36Z")

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