Fix #403

dateparser/date_parser.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def parse(self, date_string, parse_method, settings=None):
         date_string = strip_braces(date_string)
         date_string, ptz = pop_tz_offset_from_string(date_string)
 
-        date_obj, period = parse_method(date_string, settings=settings)
+        date_obj, period = parse_method(date_string, settings=settings, tz=ptz)
 
         _settings_tz = settings.TIMEZONE.lower()
 

dateparser/parser.py

@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ def resolve_date_order(order, lst=None):
     return chart_list[order] if lst else date_order_chart[order]
 
 
-def _parse_absolute(datestring, settings):
-    return _parser.parse(datestring, settings)
+def _parse_absolute(datestring, settings, tz=None):
+    return _parser.parse(datestring, settings, tz)
 
 
-def _parse_nospaces(datestring, settings):
+def _parse_nospaces(datestring, settings, tz=None):
     return _no_spaces_parser.parse(datestring, settings)
 
 
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ def _results(self):
 
         return self._get_datetime_obj(**params)
 
-    def _correct_for_time_frame(self, dateobj):
+    def _correct_for_time_frame(self, dateobj, tz):
         days = ['mon', 'tue', 'wed', 'thu', 'fri', 'sat', 'sun']
 
         token_weekday, _ = getattr(self, '_token_weekday', (None, None))
@@ -490,11 +490,16 @@ def _correct_for_time_frame(self, dateobj):
                                          self._token_month,
                                          self._token_day,
                                          hasattr(self, '_token_weekday')]):
+            # Convert dateobj to utc time to compare with self.now
+            if tz:
+                dateobj_time = (dateobj - tz.utcoffset(dateobj)).time()
+            else:
+                dateobj_time = dateobj.time()
             if 'past' in self.settings.PREFER_DATES_FROM:
-                if self.now.time() < dateobj.time():
+                if self.now.time() < dateobj_time:
                     dateobj = dateobj + timedelta(days=-1)
             if 'future' in self.settings.PREFER_DATES_FROM:
-                if self.now.time() > dateobj.time():
+                if self.now.time() > dateobj_time:
                     dateobj = dateobj + timedelta(days=1)
 
         # Reset dateobj to the original value, thus removing any offset awareness that may
@@ -517,13 +522,13 @@ def _correct_for_day(self, dateobj):
         return dateobj
 
     @classmethod
-    def parse(cls, datestring, settings):
+    def parse(cls, datestring, settings, tz=None):
         tokens = tokenizer(datestring)
         po = cls(tokens.tokenize(), settings)
         dateobj = po._results()
 
         # correction for past, future if applicable
-        dateobj = po._correct_for_time_frame(dateobj)
+        dateobj = po._correct_for_time_frame(dateobj, tz)
 
         # correction for preference of day: beginning, current, end
         dateobj = po._correct_for_day(dateobj)

tests/test_date_parser.py

@@ -806,6 +806,32 @@ def test_parsing_strings_containing_only_separator_tokens(self, date_string, exp
         self.then_period_is('day')
         self.then_date_obj_exactly_is(expected)
 
+    @parameterized.expand([
+        param('4pm EDT', datetime(2021, 10, 19, 20, 0)),
+    ])
+    def test_date_skip_ahead(self, date_string, expected):
+        self.given_parser(settings={'PREFER_DATES_FROM': 'future',
+                                    'TO_TIMEZONE': 'etc/utc',
+                                    'RETURN_AS_TIMEZONE_AWARE': False,
+                                    'RELATIVE_BASE': datetime(2021, 10, 19, 18, 0),
+                                    })
+        self.when_date_is_parsed(date_string)
+        self.then_date_was_parsed_by_date_parser()
+        self.then_date_obj_exactly_is(expected)
+
+    @parameterized.expand([
+        param('11pm AEDT', datetime(2021, 10, 19, 12, 0)),
+    ])
+    def test_date_step_back(self, date_string, expected):
+        self.given_parser(settings={'PREFER_DATES_FROM': 'past',
+                                    'TO_TIMEZONE': 'etc/utc',
+                                    'RETURN_AS_TIMEZONE_AWARE': False,
+                                    'RELATIVE_BASE': datetime(2021, 10, 19, 18, 0),
+                                    })
+        self.when_date_is_parsed(date_string)
+        self.then_date_was_parsed_by_date_parser()
+        self.then_date_obj_exactly_is(expected)
+
     def given_local_tz_offset(self, offset):
         self.add_patch(
             patch.object(dateparser.timezone_parser,