---
title: timezone.location() function
description: timezone.location() returns a location record based on a location or timezone name.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/flux/v0/stdlib/timezone/location/
estimated_tokens: 870
product: Flux
version: v0
---

# timezone.location() function

-   Flux 0.134.0+
-   View InfluxDB support

`timezone.location()` returns a location record based on a location or timezone name.

##### Function type signature

```js
(name: string) => {zone: string, offset: duration}
```

For more information, see [Function type signatures](/flux/v0/function-type-signatures/).

## Parameters

### name

(Required) Location name (as defined by your operating system timezone database).

## Examples

-   [Return a timezone-based location record](#return-a-timezone-based-location-record)
-   [Set the location option using a timezone-based location](#set-the-location-option-using-a-timezone-based-location)

### Return a timezone-based location record

```js
import "timezone"

timezone.location(name: "America/Los_Angeles")// Returns {offset: 0ns, zone: "America/Los_Angeles"}

```

### Set the location option using a timezone-based location

```js
import "timezone"

option location = timezone.location(name: "America/Los_Angeles")
```

The `location` option only affects boundaries used for windowing, specifically around time shifts like daylight savings. It does not change timestamps in the `_time` column, which are always UTC.

[date/time](/flux/v0/tags/date/time/) [location](/flux/v0/tags/location/)