>>> from pytz import timezone >>> from datetime import datetime >>> utc_now = datetime.now(timezone('UTC')) >>> print(utc_now) 2016-03-20 01:07:29.056724+00:00 >>> jst_now = utc_now.astimezone(timezone('Asia/Tokyo')) >>> print(jst_now) 2016-03-20 10:07:29.056724+09:00 >>> from pytz import timezone >>> from datetime import datetime >>> now = datetime.now() >>> print(now) 2016-03-20 10:14:41.929706