Daylight saving time shifts meeting
Review this JavaScript that books a recurring 9am New York meeting on each given date and stores the UTC instant.
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0:00 of about 18 min
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1const NY_OFFSET = '-05:00'; // New York is UTC-5
2
3function nineAmUtc(dateStr) {
4 // dateStr like '2026-01-15'
5 const iso = `${dateStr}T09:00:00${NY_OFFSET}`;
6 return new Date(iso).toISOString();
7}
8
9function scheduleSeries(dates) {
10 return dates.map((d) => ({
11 date: d,
12 startUtc: nineAmUtc(d),
13 }));
14}
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