title: How to read a timestamp?
body: <p>This is an incredibly dumb question, but I'm struggling to understand. </p>
  
  <p>I have a timestamp:</p>
  
  <pre><code> 2017-02-03T06:16:59.094-08:00
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When was this timestamp in UTC? Was it <code>2017-02-03 14:16:59.094</code> or  <code>2017-02-02 06:16:59.094</code>?</p>
  
  <p>In other words, does the <code>-08:00</code> at the end mean that this is a local timestamp and that the timezone is 8 hours behind UTC? (<code>2017-02-03 14:16:59.094</code>)</p>
  
  <p>Or does it just mean that the timestamp is UTC, but that it was recorded in a timezone 8 hours behind UTC?</p>