# UTC Time Plugin Missing?

**URL:** <https://forum.bubble.io/t/utc-time-plugin-missing/82938>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [March 23, 2020, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/utc-time-plugin-missing/82938 "2020-03-23T01:36:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/keith/32/56020_2.png) [@keith](https://forum.bubble.io/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/utc-time-plugin-missing/82938/2 "2020-03-23T01:41:34Z")

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Don’t confuse constructing a date with formatting a date. You can format a date in UTC natively in Bubble (:format as… select timezone using static timezone UTC [or any UTC equivalent]).

NOW, if you’re trying to trick the user into selecting a date in UTC, that’s a slightly different issue.

But a date, once constructed, is just a date and it is the same for all users everywhere, regardless of how you present it to (format it for) the user.

> [@Live Bubbling with Keith: Let's Talk About Dates - Explaining the Basics of Dates in Bubble](http://forum.bubble.io/t/live-bubbling-with-keith-lets-talk-about-dates-explaining-the-basics-of-dates-in-bubble/64195):
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> Been a while since I posted a long-form video… Here’s a new 1 hour video where I talk about the basics of the much-misunderstood Date data type in Bubble. Covering what dates are and why we need them, explaining that dates are times, explaining the difference between date construction and date formatting, and showing the new “Utility” features in [Calendar Grid Pro](https://bubble.io/plugin/calendar-grid-pro-1554923664903x211854095567290370). This might be helpful to anyone who has struggled with dates or who wants a better understanding of the basics of dates. Also, I n…

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