Ruby | Time utc_offset function

Time#utc_offset() is a Time class method which returns the offset in seconds between the timezone of time and UTC.

Syntax: Time.utc_offset()

Parameter: Time values

Return: offset in seconds between the timezone of time and UTC.

Example #1 :

# Ruby code for Time.utc_offset() method

# loading library
require 'time'

# declaring time
a = Time.new(2019)

# declaring time
b = Time.new(2019, 10)

# declaring time
c = Time.new(2019, 12, 31)

# Time
puts "Time a : #{a}\n\n"
puts "Time b : #{b}\n\n"
puts "Time c : #{c}\n\n\n\n"


# utc_offset form
puts "Time a utc_offset form : #{a.utc_offset}\n\n"
puts "Time b utc_offset form : #{b.utc_offset}\n\n"
puts "Time c utc_offset form : #{c.utc_offset}\n\n"

Output :

Time a : 2019-01-01 00:00:00 +0100

Time b : 2019-10-01 00:00:00 +0200

Time c : 2019-12-31 00:00:00 +0100



Time a utc_offset form : 3600

Time b utc_offset form : 7200

Time c utc_offset form : 3600

Example #2 :

# Ruby code for Time.utc_offset() method

# loading library
require 'time'

# declaring time
a = Time.now

# declaring time
b = Time.new(1000, 10, 10)

# declaring time
c = Time.new(2020, 12)

# Time
puts "Time a : #{a}\n\n"
puts "Time b : #{b}\n\n"
puts "Time c : #{c}\n\n\n\n"


# utc_offset form
puts "Time a utc_offset form : #{a.utc_offset}\n\n"
puts "Time b utc_offset form : #{b.utc_offset}\n\n"
puts "Time c utc_offset form : #{c.utc_offset}\n\n"

Output :

Time a : 2019-08-27 05:49:14 +0200

Time b : 1000-10-10 00:00:00 +0053

Time c : 2020-12-01 00:00:00 +0100



Time a utc_offset form : 7200

Time b utc_offset form : 3208

Time c utc_offset form : 3600