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title: 'Use Carbon''s setTimezone() and shiftTimezone() methods'
tweet_id: '1499806904515584001'
thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-09
author_username: danjharrin
images:
    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMw6UNgXMAYuWrS.jpg'
created_at: 2022-03-04T18:00:05+00:00
slug: use-carbons-settimezone-and-shifttimezone-methods
---
Over the past few years, I've worked on some large apps that deal with events in different timezones. This can end up being quite confusing, as best practice is always to store dates in UTC.

That's where Carbon's `shiftTimezone()` and `setTimezone()` methods can help you out! ⬇️