Formatting datetime strings in Go

dt_fmt_sandbox.go

// https://play.golang.org/p/6RkCCDQQ67Q
func main() {
	loc, _ := time.LoadLocation("America/New_York")
	t, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2021-05-03T20:27:21Z")
  
	fmt.Println(t.In(loc))                      // 2021-05-03 16:27:21 -0400 EDT
	fmt.Println(t.In(loc).Format(time.ANSIC))   // Mon May  3 16:27:21 2021
	fmt.Println(t.In(loc).Format("2006-01-02")) // 2021-05-03
	fmt.Println(t.In(loc).Format(time.RFC3339)) // 2021-05-03T16:27:21-04:00
}