# Index deletion events in different timezones

**URL:** https://forum.opensearch.org/t/index-deletion-events-in-different-timezones/27605
**Category:** Index Management
**Created:** [December 10, 2025, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/index-deletion-events-in-different-timezones/27605 "2025-12-10T06:02:00Z")
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### Author: ![AshokPonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@AshokPonna](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/AshokPonna)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2025, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/index-deletion-events-in-different-timezones/27605/1 "2025-12-10T06:02:00Z")

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Hi Team,

There is data loss when using different timezones for opensearch instances, attached the screenshot clearly.

We know opensearch internally uses UTC, but for instance if we use CET, with retention 7 days then index should delete exactly 7 days, but here index capturing except 1 hr data

Example: Please check the table for quick understand the behavior of index deletion event and data loss in different timezones. Is that expected behavior (limitation from opensearch) or do we have any WA on this .

 ![image-2025-12-04-19-36-47-335](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/mauve_hedgehog/original/2X/e/ec01e2a75a6633a770b8a7f9cf73a9f7cc6b2c0c.png)

Thanks/Ashok

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/mauve_hedgehog/original/2X/3/33547ea01a5b12dcca2958411d3edd97ae2ea8c1.png) [@system](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2026, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/index-deletion-events-in-different-timezones/27605/2 "2026-02-08T06:02:57Z")

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