Convert a specific date into Sydney timezone

Question

I am trying to get the difference between a initial date and the date as of right now. I understand when I get the date like this new Date("Feb 17, 2009 12:20:47"); the timezone it gives me is the timezone on my local computer.

I am wondering how I can get the dates in the Sydney Timezone.

var sydneyTime = new Date().toLocaleString("en-US", {timeZone: "Australia/Sydney"});
initDate = new Date("Jan 27, 2009 12:50:37");
rightNow = new Date(sydneyTime);

Question: How do I convert initDate into Sydney time?

Answer 1

This will work same as your first string. It doesn't have to be only new Date() can be a defined date as well.

 let s = 'Jan 27, 2009 12:50:37'; // Parse as local let d = new Date(s); let sydneyTime = d.toLocaleString(undefined, {timeZone: "Australia/Sydney"}); console.log(`Original date in my location: ${s}\\n\\ Equivalent Sydney time : ${sydneyTime}`);