# AuraLocalizationService `AuraLocalizationService` provides methods for formatting and localizing dates. Use `$A.localizationService` to use the methods in `AuraLocalizationService`. ## Methods - **[UTCToWallTime()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-utctowalltime.md)** Converts a datetime from UTC to a specified timezone. - **[WallTimeToUTC](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-walltimetoutc.md)** Converts a datetime from a specified timezone to UTC. - **[displayDuration()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-displayduration.md)** Displays a length of time. - **[displayDurationInDays()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-displaydurationindays.md)** Displays a length of time in days. - **[displayDurationInHours()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-displaydurationinhours.md)** Displays a length of time in hours. - **[displayDurationInMilliseconds()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-displaydurationinmilliseconds.md)** Displays a length of time in milliseconds. - **[displayDurationInMinutes()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-displaydurationinminutes.md)** Displays a length of time in minutes. - **[displayDurationInMonths()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-displaydurationinmonths.md)** Displays a length of time in months. - **[displayDurationInSeconds()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-displaydurationinseconds.md)** Displays a length of time in seconds. - **[duration()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-duration.md)** Returns an object representing a length of time. - **[endOf()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-endof.md)** Returns a date that is the end of a unit of time for the given date. - **[formatCurrency()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-formatcurrency.md)** Returns a currency number based on the default currency format. - **[formatDate()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-formatdate.md)** Returns a formatted date. - **[formatDateTime()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-formatdatetime.md)** Returns a formatted date time. - **[formatDateTimeUTC()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-formatdatetimeutc.md)** Returns a formatted date time in UTC. - **[formatDateUTC()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-formatdateutc.md)** Returns a formatted date in UTC. - **[formatNumber()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-formatnumber.md)** Returns a formatted number with the default number format. - **[formatPercent()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-formatpercent.md)** Returns a formatted percentage number based on the default percentage format. - **[formatTime()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-formattime.md)** Returns a formatted time. - **[formatTimeUTC()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-formattimeutc.md)** Returns a formatted time in UTC. - **[getDateStringBasedOnTimezone](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-getdatestringbasedontimezone.md)** Gets a date string based on a time zone. - **[getDaysInDuration()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-getdaysinduration.md)** Returns the number of days in a duration. - **[getDefaultCurrencyFormat()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-getdefaultcurrencyformat.md)** Returns the default currency format. - **[getDefaultNumberFormat()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-getdefaultnumberformat.md)** Returns the default `NumberFormat` object. - **[getDefaultPercentFormat()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-getdefaultpercentformat.md)** Returns the default percentage format. - **[getHoursInDuration()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-gethoursinduration.md)** Returns a length of time in hours. - **[getLocalizedDateTimeLabels()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-getlocalizeddatetimelabels.md)** Deprecated. Do not use. Returns date time labels, such as month name, weekday name. - **[getMillisecondsInDuration()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-getmillisecondsinduration.md)** Returns the number of milliseconds in a duration. - **[getMinutesInDuration()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-getminutesinduration.md)** Returns the number of minutes in a duration. - **[getMonthsInDuration()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-getmonthsinduration.md)** Returns the number of months in a duration. - **[getNumberFormat()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-getnumberformat.md)** Returns a `NumberFormat` object. - **[getSecondsInDuration()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-getsecondsinduration.md)** Returns the number of seconds in a duration. - **[getToday](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-gettoday.md)** Gets today’s date based on a time zone. - **[getYearsInDuration()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-getyearsinduration.md)** Returns the number of years in a duration. - **[isAfter()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-isafter.md)** Checks if `date1` is after `date2`. - **[isBefore()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-isbefore.md)** Checks if `date1` is before `date2`. - **[isBetween()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-isbetween.md)** Checks if `date` is between `fromDate` and `toDate`, where the match is inclusive. - **[isPeriodTimeView()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-isperiodtimeview.md)** Deprecated. Do not use. Checks if a datetime pattern string uses a 24-hour or 12-hour time view. - **[isSame()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-issame.md)** Checks if `date1` is the same as `date2`. - **[parseDateTime()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-parsedatetime.md)** Parses a string and returns a JavaScript Date. - **[parseDateTimeISO8601()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-parsedatetimeiso8601.md)** Parses a date time string in an ISO-8601 format and returns a JavaScript Date. - **[parseDateTimeUTC()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-parsedatetimeutc.md)** Parses a string and returns a JavaScript Date. - **[startOf()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-startof.md)** Returns a date that is the start of a unit of time for the given date. - **[toISOString()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-toisostring.md)** Deprecated. Use `Date.toISOString()` instead. - **[translateFromLocalizedDigits()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-translatefromlocalizeddigits.md)** Translate the localized digit string to a string with Arabic digits, if there is any. - **[translateFromOtherCalendar()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-translatefromothercalendar.md)** Translates the input date from another calendar system (for example, the Buddhist calendar) to the Gregorian calendar based on the locale. - **[translateToLocalizedDigits()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-translatetolocalizeddigits.md)** Translate the input string to a string with localized digits, if there is any. - **[translateToOtherCalendar()](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/ref-jsapi-auralocalizationservice-translatetoothercalendar.md)** Translates the input date to a date in another calendar system (for example, the Buddhist calendar) based on the locale. **See Also** - [Formatting Dates in JavaScript](/docs/platform/aura-platform/guide/js-cb-format-dates.md)