Datetime.Today in GMT in c#

Question

I want to convert DateTime.Today to GMT time.

i.e. If I am in L.A. and it is 11pm of 22/02/2012 I want DateTime.Today to be 23/02/2012 because it will be that day in GMT time.

Since this question was the starting point of some controversy, I take the opportunity to promote [Earth Standard Time](http://xkcd.com/1061/). — Filburt, May 29 '12 at 18:32
@filburt - LOL! that is so hilarious! but i think most of the humor comes from being familiar with the whole UTC claims and various calendar & time standards. but absolutely hilarious! thx for sharing! i had to save that pic! — Shawn Kovac, Sep 22 '14 at 15:10

score 177 · Accepted Answer · edited May 29 '12 at 15:46

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There is no DateTime.UtcToday, but you can try DateTime.UtcNow.Date

edited May 29 '12 at 15:46

CodesInChaos

answered May 29 '12 at 15:44

Carsten Schütte

i came here wondering whether DateTime.Today returned the date of the local time or the date of the UtcTime. this question and answer answers my question! thx! – Shawn Kovac Sep 22 '14 at 15:12
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Decompiling DateTime.Today results in: `public static DateTime Today { get { return DateTime.Now.Date; } }` – Cristian Diaconescu May 16 '15 at 22:34

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 05 '22 at 17:47

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DateTime LocalToGMT = DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime().AddHours(TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById("GMT Standard Time").BaseUtcOffset.Hours);

answered Apr 05 '22 at 17:47

Paul Suitela

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score -2 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 18 '18 at 13:18

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DateTime.UtcNow will give you the current universal time.

edited Jan 18 '18 at 13:18

Ivar

answered May 29 '12 at 16:31

rirajat

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Totally irrelevant to the question. – Raghu Nov 06 '14 at 05:42
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@Chamkila only thing OP needed to do was write .Date after this, as can be seen in accepted answer. – CthenB Feb 20 '16 at 23:30
Was perfectly balanced at +9/-9 – Prakhar Londhe Sep 14 '21 at 10:11

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