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JavaScript
var now = new Date();
var UTCDate = Date.UTC(now.getFullYear(), now.getMonth(), now.getDate(), 16, 30);
var dateOfEvent = new Date(UTCDate);
var timeRemaining = dateOfEvent.getTime() - now.getTime();
console.log('UTC DATE', dateOfEvent);
console.log('CONVERTED DATE', now);