JavaScript PlainDate toZonedDateTime()
Example
const date = Temporal.PlainDate.from("2026-05-17")
const zoned = date.toZonedDateTime("America/New_York");
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Description
The toZonedDateTime() method returns a new Temporal.ZonedDateTime
object representing this date, time, and timezone in the same calendar system.
The toZonedDateTime() method does not change the original plain date.
Syntax
plaindate.toZonedDateTime(zone)
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| zone | A string representing the time zone to use. |
Return Value
| Type | Description |
| Object | A ZonedDateTime object representing this date in the specified time zone. |
Browser Support
Temporal is a major update to the JavaScript standard (TC39).
It is currently supported in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Opera Safari has not shipped it yet.
| Chrome 144 |
Edge 144 |
Firefox 139 |
Safari |
Opera 128 |
| Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 | May 2025 | 🚫 | Feb 2026 |
The Safari implementation can be tested in Safari Technology Preview by enabling the --use-temporal runtime flag.
Polyfill
Until Safari supports Temporal natively, you can use the official polyfill:
<script
src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@js-temporal/polyfill@0.5.1/dist/index.umd.js">
</script>