# Timezone with logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timezone-with-logstash/65666>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [November 10, 2016, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timezone-with-logstash/65666 "2016-11-10T13:45:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timezone-with-logstash/65666/5 "2016-11-10T14:00:45Z")

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> the time difference is not corrected?

The date filter shifts the input timestamp to UTC and stores it in the `@timestamp` field.

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