# When i use date\_histogram it use utc time

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-i-use-date-histogram-it-use-utc-time/128121>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 16, 2018, 7:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-i-use-date-histogram-it-use-utc-time/128121 "2018-04-16T07:58:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![chenzilong444](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@chenzilong444](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chenzilong444)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 7:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-i-use-date-histogram-it-use-utc-time/128121/1 "2018-04-16T07:58:34Z")

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```
"date_histogram" : {
            "field" : "@timestamp",
            "interval" : "day"
        },

 "aggregations": {
    "salestime": {
      "buckets": [
        {
          "key_as_string": "2018-04-02T00:00:00.000Z",
          "key": 1522627200000,
          "doc_count": 167,

```

so can i use my time zone?

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 8:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-i-use-date-histogram-it-use-utc-time/128121/2 "2018-04-16T08:12:28Z")

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This? [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-aggregations-bucket-datehistogram-aggregation.html#\_time\_zone\_2](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-aggregations-bucket-datehistogram-aggregation.html#_time_zone_2)

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**Author:** ![chenzilong444](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@chenzilong444](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chenzilong444)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 8:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-i-use-date-histogram-it-use-utc-time/128121/3 "2018-04-16T08:15:24Z")

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yes i use that

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**Author:** ![chenzilong444](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@chenzilong444](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chenzilong444)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 8:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-i-use-date-histogram-it-use-utc-time/128121/4 "2018-04-16T08:16:52Z")

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wow i am stupid i have found the time zone set. thank you

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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:** [May 14, 2018, 8:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-i-use-date-histogram-it-use-utc-time/128121/5 "2018-05-14T08:17:03Z")

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