{"version":"2.1.292","anchor":"per-turn-time-formatted-in-session-time-zone","canonical_anchor":"per-turn-time-formatted-in-session-time-zone","heading":"Claude Code can give the current time in the session's time zone","tier":"internal","area":"Internal Helpers","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.292\/e\/per-turn-time-formatted-in-session-time-zone","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.292","markdown":"### Claude Code can give the current time in the session's time zone\n\nClaude Code can now write the current time with its offset in the session's time zone, falling back to the computer's zone\n\n**What**\n\nClaude Code can produce the current time as a standard timestamp with a time zone offset, using the time zone of the session (one Claude Code conversation). If that fails, it uses the time zone of the computer Claude Code runs on and logs an error saying so.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis affects the timestamps the model is given.\n\n- Area: Internal Helpers\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}