require 'date' require 'active_support/core_ext/time/zones' class Date # Converts Date to a TimeWithZone in the current zone if Time.zone or # Time.zone_default is set, otherwise converts Date to a Time via # Date#to_time. def to_time_in_current_zone if ::Time.zone ::Time.zone.local(year, month, day) else to_time end end end