diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index 3dace875..bd53c805 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"inet.af/netaddr"
 	"tailscale.com/tailcfg"
 	"tailscale.com/types/key"
@@ -327,3 +329,9 @@ func IsStringInSlice(slice []string, str string) bool {
 
 	return false
 }
+
+func NowFromTZEnv() time.Time {
+	location, _ := time.LoadLocation(viper.GetString("TZ"))
+	now := time.Now().In(location)
+	return now
+}