method
utc_offset
utc_offset()
public
Returns the offset in seconds between the timezone of time and UTC.
t = Time.gm(2000,1,1,20,15,1) #=> 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC t.gmt_offset #=> 0 l = t.getlocal #=> 2000-01-01 14:15:01 -0600 l.gmt_offset #=> -21600