get timezone abbreviation javascript code example

Example 1: javascript convert timezone name to abbreviation

// Doing this:

<script src="moment.js"></script>
<script src="moment-timezone.js"></script>
<script src="moment-timezone-data.js"></script>
<script>
    moment().tz("America/Los_Angeles").zoneAbbr();
</script>

// Returns:

'PDT' // Timezone's abbreviation

Example 2: javascript date timezone

// this example takes 2 seconds to run
const start = Date.now();

console.log('starting timer...');
// expected output: starting timer...

setTimeout(() => {
  const millis = Date.now() - start;

  console.log(`seconds elapsed = ${Math.floor(millis/1000)}`);
  // expected output : seconds elapsed = 2
}, 2000);

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