ruby get Time in given timezone

Question

In ruby, how can I get current time in a given timezone? I know the offset from UTC, and want to get the current time in the timezone with that offset.

Answer 1

An easier way to do it is to simply pass the offset (in integer form) to the ActiveSupport::TimeZone hash:

ActiveSupport::TimeZone[-8]
=> #, @utc_offset=nil, @current_period=#,#>,#,#>>>