Convert UTC timestamp to local time

This function converts a given UTC timestamp into local time and displays it in a specified DOM element

by Mauricio PR

HTML

<p>This function converts a given UTC timestamp into local time and displays it in a specified DOM element</p>
<div id="eventTimestamp" class="timeStamp">
</div>

JavaScript

// Convert UTC timestamp to local time and display in specified DOM element
function convertAndDisplayUTCtime(date,hour,minutes,elementID) {
	var eventDate = new Date(''+date+' '+hour+':'+minutes+':00 UTC');
	eventDate.toString();
	$('#'+elementID).html(eventDate);
}
convertAndDisplayUTCtime('06/03/2015',16,32,'eventTimestamp');