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// Go language program to get the current date and time 
// with timestamp in local and other timezones

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"time"
)

func main() {

	// Get the local time using time.Now()
	timeObj := time.Now()
	
	// print location and local time
	loc, error := time.LoadLocation("America/New_York")
	if error != nil {
		fmt.Println(error)
	}
	
	// America/New_York
	fmt.Println("Location : ", loc, " Time : ", timeObj.In(loc))
}

/*
Output:
Location :  America/New_York  Time :  2023-03-01 02:44:39.652205714 -0500 EST
*/