# system.kanoa.date.getTimeZoneOffsetMins(timezone, tStamp)

Given a timezone and a timestamp, this function will return the timezone offset minutes from the database time
i.e. 'Pacific Standard Time', system.date.now() might return -480

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### Parameters
**timezone** `String`: i.e. 'Pacific Standard Time'<br />
**tStamp** `DateTime`<br />

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### Returns
**timezoneOffsetMins** `Integer`<br />

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### Example
```python
timezoneOffsetMins = system.kanoa.date.getTimeZoneOffsetMins('Pacific Standard Time', system.date.now())
```