# Use log timestamp

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-log-timestamp/61411
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [September 23, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-log-timestamp/61411 "2016-09-23T19:02:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![Roberto\_Iglesias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Roberto\_Iglesias](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Roberto_Iglesias)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-log-timestamp/61411/1 "2016-09-23T19:02:32Z")

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Hi  
I'm trying to use my log's timestamp but this is not working.  
My filter:

```
date {
    match => ["realtimestamp", "MMM DD HH:mm:ss"]
    target => "@timestamp"
}

```

And the result:

```
"message" => "Sep 18 05:59:24"
"@timestamp" => "2016-01-18T08:59:24.000Z",
"real_timestamp" => "Sep 18 05:59:24",

```

Where is the mistake?

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### Author: ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2016, 6:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-log-timestamp/61411/2 "2016-09-25T06:12:53Z")

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Why is it not working? What are you expecting?

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### Author: ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-log-timestamp/61411/3 "2016-09-25T19:27:48Z")

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What's your timezone? If it's UTC+3 things are working just fine.

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### Author: ![Roberto\_Iglesias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Roberto\_Iglesias](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Roberto_Iglesias)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2016, 11:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-log-timestamp/61411/4 "2016-09-26T11:40:40Z")

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So, the time is fine, but the date? It's not supposed that show me "2016- **09** -18" instead of "2016- **01** -18"?  
Sorry for the ignorance

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### Author: ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-log-timestamp/61411/5 "2016-09-26T12:54:20Z")

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Ah, right. The problem is your use of "DD" instead of "dd" in the date pattern.

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### Author: ![Roberto\_Iglesias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Roberto\_Iglesias](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Roberto_Iglesias)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-log-timestamp/61411/6 "2016-09-26T13:19:55Z")

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You are goddamn right.  
Citation needed:n

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/b/b870e9469198025de22d38fd36227f47042cae34.jpg)

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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: [July 6, 2017, 4:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-log-timestamp/61411/7 "2017-07-06T04:36:53Z")

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