# Time Picker in ui\_form node sends wrong time in output payload

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-picker-in-ui-form-node-sends-wrong-time-in-output-payload/71296>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** home-assistant\
**Created:** [26 November 2022 18:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-picker-in-ui-form-node-sends-wrong-time-in-output-payload/71296 "2022-11-26T18:08:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [28 November 2022 14:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-picker-in-ui-form-node-sends-wrong-time-in-output-payload/71296/54 "2022-11-28T14:51:43Z")

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> [@E1cid](#):
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> > [@Colin](#):
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> > Well $toMillis() is wrong as far as I can see.
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> Is it? or is it handling the year round UK DST in 1970 correctly?

If I put, in a Change node, Set msg.payload To JSONata `$toMillis("1970-01-01T16:01:00.000Z")` I get 57660000, which agrees with Date.getTime(). Where did you see $toMillis() give 61260000 for that timestamp?

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