date-fns | How do I format to UTC

Question

Problem

It looks like when I use the format() function, it automatically convert the original UTC time into my timezone (UTC+8). I have been digging t

Answer 1

I had the same problem. What I do is remove the timezone from the ISO string and then use that time with date-fns:

let time = "2019-10-25T08:10:00Z".slice(0, -1)

The above is a time with no time zone, and because there is no timezone date-fns assumes the local timezone, so when you do:

format(parseISO(time), 'h:mm a')

you get: 8:10 AM, or whatever format you prefer. You just have to be careful with the string that you are slicing. If its always the same format then it should work.