To get a rails Time object in a specific time and time zone, do the following:
Time.zone = "Hawaii" #for example
Time.zone.parse("2015/08/04 5:00 PM") #for exampleTo get a rails Time object in a specific time and time zone, do the following:
Time.zone = "Hawaii" #for example
Time.zone.parse("2015/08/04 5:00 PM") #for example