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I have a content type with a date field, which I convert to a specific date format in a preprocess function:

$variables['date'] =
\Drupal::service('date.formatter')->format($variables['node']->field_datum->date->getTimestamp(), 'long_date_without_time');

But as Germany is one hour ahead, a date like 2015-03-31 23:01:08 UTC converts to 1. April 2015. How can I convert this to our local time?

EDIT: I already set the correct timezone in the UI. And I just saw that the wrong dates are only shown when I set my system time between 11pm and 1 am...

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  • Just a side note here, but your should really be using the field formatters / render system instead of in a preprocess. Timezone may not end up in the cache context here, so you may encounter weirdness b/c caching problems.
    – mpdonadio ♦
    Commented Feb 2, 2017 at 2:18
  • I want to display the date before the page title and this is not possible with the normal field display...
    – 0711master
    Commented Feb 2, 2017 at 9:56

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The date formatter service automatically converts it to whatever time zone you selected when you installed the Drupal site, admin/config/regional/settings.

Also, if you allow users to set their own timezone in user/1/edit, it would use that time.

So either you need to change the timezone in admin/config/regional/settings and/or in user/1/edit

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  • I already had set on both sites the correct timezones. And I just saw that the wrong dates are only shown when I set my system time between 11pm and 1 am - this is really weird...
    – 0711master
    Commented Feb 2, 2017 at 2:07
  • If a TZ isn't supplied to DateFormatter, it will pull it from the PHP date_default_timezone_get(). If you use the field formatters, it honors the Drupal settings via drupal_get_user_timezone() or the override setting.
    – mpdonadio ♦
    Commented Feb 2, 2017 at 2:10
  • Also, the config whether or not a user can use their own TZ is on admin/config/regional/settings. If that is set, then they can pick an option on their own user edit page.
    – mpdonadio ♦
    Commented Feb 2, 2017 at 2:26
  • As I already said, the correct timezone is already set in the UI
    – 0711master
    Commented Feb 2, 2017 at 18:57
  • Which city or town do u live in and which timezone did u select?
    – No Sssweat
    Commented Feb 3, 2017 at 0:36

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