Date & Timezone Test Page

Verify dates are stored and displayed correctly

Interactive Date Picker Test

Select a Date

October 2026

Selected Date (Local)

None

Stored Value (YYYY-MM-DD)

None

Parsed Back (UTC)

None

Display Format

None

Automated Date Tests

April 2, 2000 Birthday

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Input: 4/2/2000

Stored: 2000-04-02

Expected: 2000-04-02

Display: April 2nd, 2000

Today's Date

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Input: 10/8/2026

Stored: 2026-10-08

Expected: 2026-10-08

Display: October 8th, 2026

Leap Year - Feb 29, 2024

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Input: 2/29/2024

Stored: 2024-02-29

Expected: 2024-02-29

Display: February 29th, 2024

New Year's Eve 2024

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Input: 12/31/2024

Stored: 2024-12-31

Expected: 2024-12-31

Display: December 31st, 2024

New Year's Day 2025

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Input: 1/1/2025

Stored: 2025-01-01

Expected: 2025-01-01

Display: January 1st, 2025

Database Round-Trip Test

This test creates a Member with birthday April 2, 2000, saves it to the database, retrieves it, and verifies it displays as April 2, 2000 (not April 1).

Current Date Information

Local Time

Thu Oct 08 2026 21:56:58 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

UTC Time

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:56:58 GMT

getTodayString()

2026-10-08

How Date Storage Works Now

User Selects Date

When you pick "April 2, 2000" in the calendar

formatDateForStorage()

Converts to "2000-04-02" (YYYY-MM-DD format, no time or timezone)

Database Storage

String "2000-04-02" is stored exactly as-is

parseDateFromStorage()

Converts "2000-04-02" back to Date object at midnight UTC

Display

Shows "April 2nd, 2000" - the correct date!

Test Summary

5/5

Tests Passed

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