gmtOffset

Returns the local time zone's offset from GMT, in seconds.

Keyboard Maestro: GMTOFFSET

Details #

gmtOffset() takes no arguments and returns the number of seconds the Mac's current time zone is ahead of GMT (negative when behind), as it is right now, daylight saving included. Eastern Daylight Time gives -14400.

Parameters #

Takes 0 arguments. {{ gmtOffset() }}

Examples #

gmtOffset()

→ -21600

gmtOffset() / 3600

→ -6

Gotchas #

Calling it with any argument is an error: gmtOffset() takes 0 arguments, got 1.
It uses the time zone of the Mac running the macro, and the clock of the run, so a macro run in a test with a fixed clock gets the offset for that moment.