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// Match "9:00 am - 4:00 pm ET" const eventDate = new Date('2025-08-26'); // Event date in local time (we'll build full UTC below) // Eastern Time on August 26, 2025 is in EDT (UTC-4) // Construct a UTC time representing the EDT time const utcHour = hour + 4; // EDT is UTC-4, so +4 to get UTC const utcDate = new Date(Date.UTC(2025, 7, 26, utcHour, minute)); // August = 7 // Format to user's local time zone

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