# Why does the message date differ from the parsed date?

**URL:** <https://forum.opensearch.org/t/why-does-the-message-date-differ-from-the-parsed-date/17148>\
**Category:** OpenSearch\
**Tags:** discuss\
**Created:** [December 19, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/why-does-the-message-date-differ-from-the-parsed-date/17148 "2023-12-19T03:35:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![SanJan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@SanJan](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/SanJan)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/why-does-the-message-date-differ-from-the-parsed-date/17148/1 "2023-12-19T03:35:53Z")

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**Versions** (relevant - OpenSearch/Dashboard/Server OS/Browser):  
2.7.0

**Describe the issue** :  
When I search Container name having Error it has the message date differ from the parsed date… why is it so?

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**Author:** ![Gsmitt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/gsmitt/32/1718_2.png) [@Gsmitt](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/Gsmitt)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/why-does-the-message-date-differ-from-the-parsed-date/17148/2 "2023-12-19T04:56:01Z")

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Hey @SanJan

Did you correct the timezone in Opensearch-Dashboard?  
This is under Dashboard Management → Advanced settings. you should see " Timezone for date formatting".

Other then that, Opensearch uses UTC. Internally, dates are converted to UTC (if the time-zone is specified) and stored as a long number representing milliseconds-since-the-epoch.