Current date without time

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How can I get the current date but without the time? I am trying to convert the date from the "dd.mm.yyyy" format to "yyyy-MM-dd", because DateTime.Now returns the time too, I get an error (String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.) when I try to do the following.

string test = DateTime.ParseExact(DateTime.Now.ToString(), "dd.MM.yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture).ToString("yyyy-MM-dd");

You're taking the current date and time, converting it to a string, parsing it and then converting it to a different string? — Rawling, Nov 01 '12 at 14:08
Converting to one string format, parsing that and then converting to another string format doesn't make sense. Why not simply do `string test = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")`? — Binary Worrier, Nov 01 '12 at 14:19
Possible duplicate of [How to get the current date without the time?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6817266/how-to-get-the-current-date-without-the-time) — xdtTransform, Jun 05 '19 at 08:48

score 57 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 01 '12 at 14:09

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Use the Date property: Gets the date component of this instance.

var dateAndTime = DateTime.Now;
var date = dateAndTime.Date;

variable date contain the date and the time part will be 00:00:00.

or

Console.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy"));

or

DateTime.ToShortDateString Method-

Console.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString ());

answered Nov 01 '12 at 14:09

Pranay Rana

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I prefer this method – Maccurt Jul 30 '20 at 20:39

score 41 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 01 '12 at 14:06

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String test = DateTime.Now.ToString("dd.MM.yyy");

answered Nov 01 '12 at 14:06

Danilo Vulović

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score 25 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 01 '12 at 14:08

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Have you tried

DateTime.Now.Date

answered Nov 01 '12 at 14:08

mhttk

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This isn't actually needed. You can convert a `DateTime` with both a date and a time to a string that has just the date. You don't need to do this first. – Servy Nov 01 '12 at 14:09
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it seems to answer the first question: "How can I get the current date but without the time?" – mhttk Nov 01 '12 at 14:11
And yet from the context of the question it's clear he wants the result as a string, so you're still going to be calling `ToString` on your `DateTime`, and you'll need to have it provide the exact same formatting that a `DateTime` object with a time would need to supply. In other words, adding `.Date` gains nothing. That's why we read past the first sentence when answering questions. – Servy Nov 01 '12 at 14:12
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I understand something different. It seems we are also people: the person asking the question is a she. :) – mhttk Nov 01 '12 at 14:23
This is what I was looking for. A date object without the current time. This is better than DateTime.Parse(DateTime.Now.ToString("yyy.MM.dd")) . Also see below, DateTime.Today does the same thing. – efreed Jan 31 '18 at 23:47

score 11 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 01 '12 at 14:10

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String test = DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString();

answered Nov 01 '12 at 14:10

Frank59

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score 7 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 27 '14 at 10:09

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it should be as simple as

DateTime.Today

answered Nov 27 '14 at 10:09

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score 6 · Answer 6 · edited Mar 14 '17 at 08:29

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This should work:

string datetime = DateTime.Today.ToString();

edited Mar 14 '17 at 08:29

g00glen00b

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answered Mar 14 '17 at 08:22

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score 3 · Answer 7 · answered May 20 '21 at 22:57

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You can get current UTC date without time.

string currentDate = DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd");

answered May 20 '21 at 22:57

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pierroz · Answer 8 · 2015-10-07T11:40:34.620

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As mentioned in several answers already that have been already given, you can use ToShorDateString():

DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString();

However, you may be a bit blocked if you also want to use the culture as a parameter. In this case you can use the ToString() method with the "d" format:

DateTime.Now.ToString("d", CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-US"))

edited Oct 07 '15 at 11:40

answered Oct 07 '15 at 10:53

pierroz

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score 1 · Answer 9 · edited Oct 20 '15 at 16:10

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Try this:

   var mydtn = DateTime.Today;
   var myDt = mydtn.Date;return myDt.ToString("d", CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-US"));

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answered Oct 20 '15 at 15:52

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Uriil · Answer 10 · 2012-11-01T14:19:25.527

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If you need exact your example, you should add format to ToString()

    string test = DateTime.ParseExact(DateTime.Now.ToString("dd.MM.yyyy"), "dd.MM.yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture).ToString("yyyy-MM-dd");

But it's better to use straight formatting:

    string test = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")

edited Nov 01 '12 at 14:19

answered Nov 01 '12 at 14:10

Uriil

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You shouldn't be converting a date to a string, parsing it, and then turning it into a string again. Just turn it into the right string to begin with. – Servy Nov 01 '12 at 14:10
I know, but he asked, why he gets exception: String was not recognized as a valid DateTime – Uriil Nov 01 '12 at 14:12
If you're going to do that you should also solve the problem appropriately, in addition to explaining how to get the incorrect approach to work. – Servy Nov 01 '12 at 14:14

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