# Epoch time conversion to GMT +8
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/epoch-time-conversion-to-gmt-8/29862
**Category:** General
**Created:** [10 July 2020 16:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/epoch-time-conversion-to-gmt-8/29862 "2020-07-10T16:04:08Z")
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### Author:  [@mshaz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mshaz)
#### Post date: [10 July 2020 16:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/epoch-time-conversion-to-gmt-8/29862/1 "2020-07-10T16:04:08Z")
Hi
I got this code from this forum [Converting epoch time](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/converting-epoch-time/9858). How do I convert it to GMT +8. The payload came from a Sigfox device.
Thank you
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [10 July 2020 16:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/epoch-time-conversion-to-gmt-8/29862/2 "2020-07-10T16:09:38Z")
Well momentJs is now available in JSONata if you are using the latest version of Node-RED. Or there is the node-red-contrib-moment node. You could also try the native JavaScript Date conversions though that may depend on the configuration of the device you are running on.
In addition, worth considering whether you _should_ convert it. While processing date/time values, it is far better and less hassle to keep everything in UTC until the point of display to a real person.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [10 July 2020 16:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/epoch-time-conversion-to-gmt-8/29862/3 "2020-07-10T16:31:26Z")
Show us the value coming from the sigfox device? (Hint attach a debug node to it to inspect the value)
Is it an epoch? Or a string? Or a date object?
Potentially you don't need to do anything & as @TotallyInformation says, you would normally only do any formatting or conversation at display time.
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### Author:  [@mshaz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mshaz)
#### Post date: [10 July 2020 17:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/epoch-time-conversion-to-gmt-8/29862/4 "2020-07-10T17:41:27Z")
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### Author:  [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)
#### Post date: [10 July 2020 17:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/epoch-time-conversion-to-gmt-8/29862/5 "2020-07-10T17:54:35Z")
Have a look at this thread, I wrote there how to convert to local timezone.
> [@Formatting times & dates with moment.js examples](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/formatting-times-dates-with-moment-js-examples/29553):
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> Since node-RED v1.1.0 support for the moment.js date/time library has been added, currently only available for jsonata expressions, but hopefully in time to also be added to the function node. I've included a few examples below, of how Moment can be used to provide date/time functions. Please feel free to add others This is the basic format, which creates a realtime UTC timestamp similar to Sun Jul 05 2020 13:22:30 GMT+0000. [moment] [{"id":"54c46ebe.3b623","type":"change","z":"a444a9ff.e7a…
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [10 July 2020 18:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/epoch-time-conversion-to-gmt-8/29862/6 "2020-07-10T18:11:37Z")
What do you get if you send the msg through a function node with this code...
```auto
msg.payload.datetime = new Date(parseInt(msg.payload.time)*1000);
return msg;
```
Feed you message through this function then to a debug. Show us what you get.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [8 September 2020 18:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/epoch-time-conversion-to-gmt-8/29862/7 "2020-09-08T18:11:39Z")
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