date() returns incorrect value if used from WordPress theme, but correct otherwise

OK, I found the answer myself. Turns out that in WordPress the UTC time is hardcoded and thus using PHP’s date() will always return UTC. Instead you should use WP’s function current_time(). Here are more details

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