# SetTimeZone()

Change the timezone definition for the current request.

```
SetTimeZone( timezone=timezone );
```

**Returns:** timezone

# Arguments

| Argument | Type | Required | Description | Default |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|---------|
| timezone | timezone | Yes | You can find a list of all available timezones in the Lucee administrator (Settings/Regional). Some examples of valid timezones include: - AGT (for time in Argentina) - Europe/Zurich (for time in Zurich/Switzerland) - HST (Hawaiian Standard Time in the USA) - JVM (JVM / Server Default Timezone) |  |

# Examples

```cfml
	<cfdump var="#getTimeZone()#">
	<cfset settimezone("ART")>
	<cfdump var="#getTimeZone()#">

```







# Categories

[Date and time](../../categories/datetime.md), [Internationalization](../../categories/internationalization.md)

# See Also

[GetTimeZone()](gettimezone.md), [GetTimeZoneInfo()](gettimezoneinfo.md)