---
title: "Convert a time zone"
description: "Parse a known timestamp format and render it in another named time zone."
---

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# Convert a time zone

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## What it can do

- Parse an explicit source date format
- Convert from UTC to a named IANA time zone
- Render a readable result with its offset and zone abbreviation

## Recipe

```text
Translate DateTime Format
source format: DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm:ss
source zone: UTC
target zone: Australia/Queensland
```

Input: `15/06/2015 20:45:00`

Expected output: `Tuesday 16th June 2015 06:45:00 +10:00 AEST`

## Use cases

Incident timelines, distributed logs, support tickets, and cross-region audit trails. Always specify the source zone; a timestamp without a zone is ambiguous.

Source: https://help.serialize.dev/recipes/convert-timezone/index.mdx