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# How do I make \today display the date according to my time zone?

If you need to display the date/time local to your timezone, you can change the `TZ` (timezone) environment variable using a custom `latexmkrc` file:

1. In your project editor window, click on the “Upload” button on the top of the file tree panel.
2. Select “New file”, and name the file `latexmkrc` (without extensions).
3. Add the following line to the file `latexmkrc`:

   ```perl
   $ENV{'TZ'}='Asia/Kuala_Lumpur';
   ```

   or whichever timezone required. Here's a [list of supported time zones for reference](http://php.net/manual/en/timezones.php).

Dates and times (e.g. `\today` and `\DTMcurrenttime` from the `datetime2` package) in the PDF should then give values local to the specified time zone.

![Using a latexmkrc to change your project's timezone](/files/yVTMrkRs7lN4DjViIHdJ)

The following example can be Opened in Overleaf using the link below. The `latexmkrc` file— displayed beneath the LaTeX code—is created automatically.

**`main.tex`**

```latex
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{datetime2}

\title{Changing Timezones Example}
\author{Overleaf}
\date{\today}

\begin{document}

\maketitle

The time right now in New York is \DTMcurrenttime.

\end{document}
```

**`latexmkrc`**

```latex
$ENV{'TZ'}='America/New_York';
```

[Open this two-file example in Overleaf](https://www.overleaf.com/docs?engine=pdflatex\&snip_name\[]=main.tex\&snip\[]=%5Cdocumentclass%7Barticle%7D%0A%5Cusepackage%7Bdatetime2%7D%0A%0A%5Ctitle%7BChanging+Timezones+Example%7D%0A%5Cauthor%7BOverleaf%7D%0A%5Cdate%7B%5Ctoday%7D%0A%0A%5Cbegin%7Bdocument%7D%0A%0A%5Cmaketitle%0A%0AThe+time+right+now+in+New+York+is+%5CDTMcurrenttime.%0A%0A%5Cend%7Bdocument%7D\&snip_name\[]=latexmkrc\&snip\[]=%24ENV%7B%27TZ%27%7D%3D%27America%2FNew_York%27%3B\&main_document=main.tex)


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