diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 1341b2c8..87492cb8 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
 		3000,
 		3333
 	],
+	// "initializeCommand" to get host timezone
+	"initializeCommand": "powershell -File .\\.devcontainer\\getHostTimeZone.ps1 || echo ''",
+	// set container timezone
+	"remoteEnv": {
+		"TZ": "${localEnv:TZ}"
+	},
 	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
 	"postCreateCommand": "sh .devcontainer/post-create.sh",
 	// Configure tool-specific properties.
diff --git a/.devcontainer/getHostTimeZone.ps1 b/.devcontainer/getHostTimeZone.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d02dc684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/getHostTimeZone.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$env:TZ = [Windows.Globalization.Calendar,Windows.Globalization,ContentType=WindowsRuntime]::New().GetTimeZone()
+[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('TZ', "$env:TZ", 'Process')
+[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('TZ', "$env:TZ", 'User')
+Write-Host "Host timezone: $env:TZ"
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