GUI Clock doesn't show correct real-world time
pdx-red opened this issue ยท 5 comments
Information
Minecraft version: 1.18.1
Modloader: ForgeOR Fabric loader version: x.xx.x
Environment: Singleplayer
Mod name: GUI Clock Forge
Mod version: 3.0
Description
GUI clock is 8 hours off when showing real-world time. if it's 2pm irl, gui clock shows 10pm
Crash report
If available.
- What time zone are you currently using?
- If you change your time zone, do you observe the GUI clock changing? If not, the GUI clock may be using a fixed time zone such as UTC.
That probably confirms that the GUI clock is using UTC instead of local time.
Pacific Standard Time is UTC-8, and 2 pm UTC-8 = 10 pm UTC.
I've confirmed and the mod uses the PC's local time in the PC's local timezone. If that's incorrect, there is something wrong with the system's settings. Not something I can fix unfortunately. Thanks for giving the mod a try!
This issue has been closed for quite some time, I apologize for bringing it up again as I was also seeking this answer. I just consulted ChatGPT, which provided a useful solution: by adding the JVM parameter -Duser.timezone, such as in the command java -Duser.timezone=Asia/Shanghai -jar yourprogram.jar, the timezone will be set to "Asia/Shanghai". In this case, the time displayed in the chat would be 8 hours ahead of UTC, which is the correct time for me. I hope this could be of help to some people.