How to avoid time zone issues with JQuery datepicker

Question

I'm using datepicker in an input form, and sending the results through json to a database. I am using this line, to get the date from the datePicker:

date = $("#datepicker").datepicker('getDate'); 

Now, I would expect this to return 2014-04-03T00:00:00.000Z

But in fact it returns 2014-04-02T22:00:00.000Z

Notice the two hour difference, which unintentionally changes the day of month as well. I have no use for the hours and the smaller time units. However I do want the date to be right, without adding a dreaded +1 to my code. I suspect this has something to do with time zones, but I can't seem to find a solution to it in the documentation, or other Q&A's online. Could anyone point me in the right direction? My time zone is GMT +1 if that matters.

Thanks :)

Answer 1

I solved this a while ago, but forgot to post an answer. After retrieving date, this is how i fixed it:

date.setMinutes(date.getMinutes() - date.getTimezoneOffset());

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