Hi,

I'm having some trouble understanding exactly what I need to do to
format date/time data to "represent itself correctly" using the local
timezone.

Here's my setup:
1. I have a mySQL instance that stores my data including two columns
defined as DATETIME
2. I run a query to grab and format the data as a JSON file readable
by Exhibit
3. I have a Timeline view that renders the JSON file including the two
columns defined as DATETIME

Everything works fine EXCEPT that the values from the DATETIME columns
are not aligned with the begin and end ticks on the Timeline.  I
assume that this is to do with a "timezone mismatch".  I'm not doing
anything special with the DATETIME data during input in the database.
For example, the value of '2009-06-21 00:00:00' represents "the start"
of June 21st 2009.  From what I understand, without any further "data
transitions", Exhibit would assume this to be UTC.  Therefore, on
returning the value in the query noted earlier I have tried to
"transition the value" by using a mask with an offset (for Pacific
Time) on the mySQL DATETIME value to give me "2009-06-21T00:00-08" in
the JSON file.  However, this still renders "misaligned" in the
Timeline, as noted previously.

Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong?

Appreciate any suggestions.

-Mark
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