# Local time different from system time

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/local-time-different-from-system-time/75344>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [June 21, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/local-time-different-from-system-time/75344 "2023-06-21T15:09:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![juan\_araujo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@juan\_araujo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/juan_araujo)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/local-time-different-from-system-time/75344/1 "2023-06-21T15:09:46Z")

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Hello,

I'm pretty new working with ignition software and I have a trouble trying to change the local hour in my application.  
I have an hour offset (+1) between the time in my ignition gateway and my windows time.

I already look into ignition.conf but nothing about an timezone.  
Then I tried to override the timezone from project properties menu but no changes.

Any idea to keep trying?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/local-time-different-from-system-time/75344/2 "2023-06-21T15:13:13Z")

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There is a project setting to control what timezone the clients use. Yours is probably set to "Gateway Timezone".

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**Author:** ![juan\_araujo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@juan\_araujo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/juan_araujo)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/local-time-different-from-system-time/75344/3 "2023-06-21T15:42:12Z")

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I tried to change this option but looking into tag system/Timezone the value is not the option that I set in the project properties window.

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**Author:** ![lrose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lrose/32/62724_2.png) [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/local-time-different-from-system-time/75344/4 "2023-06-21T15:43:44Z")

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> [@juan\_araujo](#):
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> tag system/Timezone

This would be the Gateway Timezone.

The tag system runs outside of projects.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/local-time-different-from-system-time/75344/5 "2023-06-21T15:44:20Z")

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That tag is global, not project specific. Use the timezone from your session props if you need to compute manually.