Tools/timezone

Time Zones

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Models get time-zone math and DST wrong; this returns the exact current time, offset, and conversions for any zone.

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Current time, time-zone conversion, and UTC offset / DST facts for any IANA time zone. Answers "what time is it there", converts a time between zones, and reports the current offset and daylight-saving state. Computed locally from current IANA time-zone data.

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Tools (4)

▶convert

Convert a date and time from one IANA time zone to another.

Free

Example prompts

“Convert 2026-06-06 15:00 from America/New_York to Europe/Berlin”
“What is 9am Tokyo time in San Francisco?”
“Convert 2026-01-15T12:00:00 from Asia/Kolkata to UTC”

Parameters

datetimestringrequired

ISO 8601 date-time to convert (e.g. 2026-06-06T14:30:00). Interpreted in from_timezone unless it carries a UTC offset.

to_timezonestringrequired

Target IANA time-zone name (e.g. Europe/Berlin).

from_timezonestringrequired

Source IANA time-zone name (e.g. America/New_York).

API Usage

curl -X POST "https://skill.askfaro.com/skills/timezone/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer faro_<your_key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "intent": {
    "prompt": "Convert 2026-06-06 15:00 from America/New_York to Europe/Berlin"
  }
}'

CLI Usage

askfaro describe timezone/timezone.convert

Install pip install askfaro-cli, then askfaro auth login.

▶list_timezones

List supported IANA time-zone names, optionally filtered by a substring.

Free

Example prompts

“List time zones containing "Makassar"”
“Which IANA zones are under Europe?”
“Find the time zone name for Tokyo”
“List all supported time zones”

Parameters

querystringoptional

Optional case-insensitive substring to filter zone names (e.g. Europe, Tokyo).

API Usage

curl -X POST "https://skill.askfaro.com/skills/timezone/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer faro_<your_key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "intent": {
    "prompt": "List time zones containing \"Makassar\""
  }
}'

CLI Usage

askfaro describe timezone/timezone.list_timezones

Install pip install askfaro-cli, then askfaro auth login.

▶zone_info

UTC offset, DST state, and abbreviation for an IANA time zone, now or on a given date.

Free

Example prompts

“What's the UTC offset for America/New_York on 2026-07-01?”
“Is Europe/London on DST on 2026-01-01?”
“What's the abbreviation for Australia/Sydney right now?”

Parameters

datestringoptional

Optional date (YYYY-MM-DD) to query the offset/DST state on. Defaults to now.

timezonestringrequired

IANA time-zone name (e.g. America/New_York, Europe/London).

API Usage

curl -X POST "https://skill.askfaro.com/skills/timezone/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer faro_<your_key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "intent": {
    "prompt": "What's the UTC offset for America/New_York on 2026-07-01?"
  }
}'

CLI Usage

askfaro describe timezone/timezone.zone_info

Install pip install askfaro-cli, then askfaro auth login.

▶current_time

The current date and time in a given IANA time zone, with UTC offset and DST state.

Free

Example prompts

“What time is it in Tokyo right now?”
“Current time in America/New_York”
“Is it daylight saving time in London at the moment?”
“What's the current UTC offset for Asia/Makassar?”

Parameters

timezonestringrequired

IANA time-zone name (e.g. Asia/Makassar, Europe/London, America/New_York).

API Usage

curl -X POST "https://skill.askfaro.com/skills/timezone/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer faro_<your_key>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "intent": {
    "prompt": "What time is it in Tokyo right now?"
  }
}'

CLI Usage

askfaro describe timezone/timezone.current_time

Install pip install askfaro-cli, then askfaro auth login.