TimeZoneInfo.GetUtcOffset Method

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Definition

Namespace:: System

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: System.Core.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

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Calculates the offset or difference between the time in this time zone and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) for a particular date and time.

Overloads

GetUtcOffset(DateTime)	Calculates the offset or difference between the time in this time zone and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) for a particular date and time.
GetUtcOffset(DateTimeOffset)	Calculates the offset or difference between the time in this time zone and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) for a particular date and time.

GetUtcOffset(DateTime)

Source:: TimeZoneInfo.cs

Source:: TimeZoneInfo.cs

Source:: TimeZoneInfo.cs

Calculates the offset or difference between the time in this time zone and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) for a particular date and time.

public:
 TimeSpan GetUtcOffset(DateTime dateTime);

public TimeSpan GetUtcOffset (DateTime dateTime);

member this.GetUtcOffset : DateTime -> TimeSpan

Public Function GetUtcOffset (dateTime As DateTime) As TimeSpan

Parameters

dateTime: DateTime

The date and time to determine the offset for.

Returns

TimeSpan

An object that indicates the time difference between the two time zones.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of the GetUtcOffset(DateTime) method with different time zones and with date values that have different Kind property values.

using System;

[assembly:CLSCompliant(true)]
namespace TimeZoneInfoCode
{
   public class TimeOffsets
   {
      public static void Main()
      {
         TimeOffsets timeoff = new TimeOffsets();
         TimeZoneInfo cst = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById("Central Standard Time");
   
         timeoff.ShowOffset(new DateTime(2006, 6, 12, 11, 0, 0), TimeZoneInfo.Local);
         timeoff.ShowOffset(new DateTime(2007, 11, 4, 1, 0, 0), TimeZoneInfo.Local);
         timeoff.ShowOffset(new DateTime(2006, 12, 10, 15, 0, 0), TimeZoneInfo.Local);
         timeoff.ShowOffset(new DateTime(2007, 3, 11, 2, 30, 0), TimeZoneInfo.Local);
         timeoff.ShowOffset(DateTime.UtcNow, TimeZoneInfo.Local);
         timeoff.ShowOffset(new DateTime(2006, 6, 12, 11, 0, 0), TimeZoneInfo.Utc);
         timeoff.ShowOffset(new DateTime(2007, 11, 4, 1, 0, 0), TimeZoneInfo.Utc);
         timeoff.ShowOffset(new DateTime(2006, 12, 10, 3, 0, 0), TimeZoneInfo.Utc);
         timeoff.ShowOffset(new DateTime(2007, 3, 11, 2, 30, 0), TimeZoneInfo.Utc);
         timeoff.ShowOffset(DateTime.Now, TimeZoneInfo.Utc);
         timeoff.ShowOffset(new DateTime(2006, 6, 12, 11, 0, 0), cst);
         timeoff.ShowOffset(new DateTime(2007, 11, 4, 1, 0, 0), cst);
         timeoff.ShowOffset(new DateTime(2006, 12, 10, 15, 0, 0), cst);
         timeoff.ShowOffset(new DateTime(2007, 3, 11, 2, 30, 0, 0), cst);
         timeoff.ShowOffset(new DateTime(2007, 11, 14, 00, 00, 00, DateTimeKind.Local), cst);
      }
      
      private void ShowOffset(DateTime time, TimeZoneInfo timeZone)
      {
         DateTime convertedTime = time;  
         TimeSpan offset;
         
         if (time.Kind == DateTimeKind.Local && ! timeZone.Equals(TimeZoneInfo.Local)) 
            convertedTime = TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTime(time, TimeZoneInfo.Local, timeZone);
         else if (time.Kind == DateTimeKind.Utc && ! timeZone.Equals(TimeZoneInfo.Utc)) 
            convertedTime = TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTime(time, TimeZoneInfo.Utc, timeZone);         
   
         offset = timeZone.GetUtcOffset(time);
         if (time == convertedTime)
         {
            Console.WriteLine("{0} {1} ", time, 
                              timeZone.IsDaylightSavingTime(time) ? timeZone.DaylightName : timeZone.StandardName);
            Console.WriteLine("   It differs from UTC by {0} hours, {1} minutes.", 
                               offset.Hours, 
                               offset.Minutes);
         }
         else
         {
            Console.WriteLine("{0} {1} ", time, 
                              time.Kind == DateTimeKind.Utc ? "UTC" :  TimeZoneInfo.Local.Id);       
            Console.WriteLine("   converts to {0} {1}.", 
                              convertedTime, 
                              timeZone.Id);
            Console.WriteLine("   It differs from UTC by {0} hours, {1} minutes.", 
                              offset.Hours, offset.Minutes);  
         }
         Console.WriteLine();                                             
      }
   }
}
// The example produces the following output:
//
//       6/12/2006 11:00:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time 
//          It differs from UTC by -7 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       11/4/2007 1:00:00 AM Pacific Standard Time 
//          It differs from UTC by -8 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       12/10/2006 3:00:00 PM Pacific Standard Time 
//          It differs from UTC by -8 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       3/11/2007 2:30:00 AM Pacific Standard Time 
//          It differs from UTC by -8 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       2/2/2007 8:35:46 PM UTC 
//          converts to 2/2/2007 12:35:46 PM Pacific Standard Time.
//          It differs from UTC by -8 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       6/12/2006 11:00:00 AM UTC 
//          It differs from UTC by 0 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       11/4/2007 1:00:00 AM UTC 
//          It differs from UTC by 0 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       12/10/2006 3:00:00 AM UTC 
//          It differs from UTC by 0 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       3/11/2007 2:30:00 AM UTC 
//          It differs from UTC by 0 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       2/2/2007 12:35:46 PM Pacific Standard Time 
//          converts to 2/2/2007 8:35:46 PM UTC.
//          It differs from UTC by 0 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       6/12/2006 11:00:00 AM Central Daylight Time 
//          It differs from UTC by -5 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       11/4/2007 1:00:00 AM Central Standard Time 
//          It differs from UTC by -6 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       12/10/2006 3:00:00 PM Central Standard Time 
//          It differs from UTC by -6 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       3/11/2007 2:30:00 AM Central Standard Time 
//          It differs from UTC by -6 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       11/14/2007 12:00:00 AM Pacific Standard Time 
//          converts to 11/14/2007 2:00:00 AM Central Standard Time.
//          It differs from UTC by -6 hours, 0 minutes.

open System

let showOffset (time: DateTime) (timeZone: TimeZoneInfo) =
    let convertedTime = 
        match time.Kind with
        | DateTimeKind.Local when not (timeZone.Equals TimeZoneInfo.Local) ->
            TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTime(time, TimeZoneInfo.Local, timeZone)
        | DateTimeKind.Utc when not (timeZone.Equals TimeZoneInfo.Utc) -> 
            TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTime(time, TimeZoneInfo.Utc, timeZone)         
        | _ -> time

    let offset = timeZone.GetUtcOffset time
    if time = convertedTime then
        printfn $"{time} {if timeZone.IsDaylightSavingTime time then timeZone.DaylightName else timeZone.StandardName} "
        printfn $"   It differs from UTC by {offset.Hours} hours, {offset.Minutes} minutes."
    else
        printfn $"""{time} {if time.Kind = DateTimeKind.Utc then "UTC" else TimeZoneInfo.Local.Id} """       
        printfn $"   converts to {convertedTime} {timeZone.Id}." 
        printfn $"   It differs from UTC by {offset.Hours} hours, {offset.Minutes} minutes."  
    printfn ""                                             

let cst = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById "Central Standard Time"

showOffset (DateTime(2006, 6, 12, 11, 0, 0)) TimeZoneInfo.Local
showOffset (DateTime(2007, 11, 4, 1, 0, 0)) TimeZoneInfo.Local
showOffset (DateTime(2006, 12, 10, 15, 0, 0)) TimeZoneInfo.Local
showOffset (DateTime(2007, 3, 11, 2, 30, 0)) TimeZoneInfo.Local
showOffset DateTime.UtcNow TimeZoneInfo.Local
showOffset (DateTime(2006, 6, 12, 11, 0, 0)) TimeZoneInfo.Utc
showOffset (DateTime(2007, 11, 4, 1, 0, 0)) TimeZoneInfo.Utc
showOffset (DateTime(2006, 12, 10, 3, 0, 0)) TimeZoneInfo.Utc
showOffset (DateTime(2007, 3, 11, 2, 30, 0)) TimeZoneInfo.Utc
showOffset DateTime.Now TimeZoneInfo.Utc
showOffset (DateTime(2006, 6, 12, 11, 0, 0)) cst
showOffset (DateTime(2007, 11, 4, 1, 0, 0)) cst
showOffset (DateTime(2006, 12, 10, 15, 0, 0)) cst
showOffset (DateTime(2007, 3, 11, 2, 30, 0, 0)) cst
showOffset (DateTime(2007, 11, 14, 00, 00, 00, DateTimeKind.Local)) cst

// The example produces the following output:
//
//       6/12/2006 11:00:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time 
//          It differs from UTC by -7 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       11/4/2007 1:00:00 AM Pacific Standard Time 
//          It differs from UTC by -8 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       12/10/2006 3:00:00 PM Pacific Standard Time 
//          It differs from UTC by -8 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       3/11/2007 2:30:00 AM Pacific Standard Time 
//          It differs from UTC by -8 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       2/2/2007 8:35:46 PM UTC 
//          converts to 2/2/2007 12:35:46 PM Pacific Standard Time.
//          It differs from UTC by -8 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       6/12/2006 11:00:00 AM UTC 
//          It differs from UTC by 0 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       11/4/2007 1:00:00 AM UTC 
//          It differs from UTC by 0 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       12/10/2006 3:00:00 AM UTC 
//          It differs from UTC by 0 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       3/11/2007 2:30:00 AM UTC 
//          It differs from UTC by 0 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       2/2/2007 12:35:46 PM Pacific Standard Time 
//          converts to 2/2/2007 8:35:46 PM UTC.
//          It differs from UTC by 0 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       6/12/2006 11:00:00 AM Central Daylight Time 
//          It differs from UTC by -5 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       11/4/2007 1:00:00 AM Central Standard Time 
//          It differs from UTC by -6 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       12/10/2006 3:00:00 PM Central Standard Time 
//          It differs from UTC by -6 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       3/11/2007 2:30:00 AM Central Standard Time 
//          It differs from UTC by -6 hours, 0 minutes.
//       
//       11/14/2007 12:00:00 AM Pacific Standard Time 
//          converts to 11/14/2007 2:00:00 AM Central Standard Time.
//          It differs from UTC by -6 hours, 0 minutes.

Option Strict On

<Assembly: CLSCompliant(True)>
Module TimeOffsets
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim cst As TimeZoneInfo = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById("Central Standard Time")

      ShowOffset(#6/12/2006 11:00AM#, TimeZoneInfo.Local)
      ShowOffset(#11/4/2007 1:00AM#, TimeZoneInfo.Local)
      ShowOffset(#12/10/2006 3:00PM#, TimeZoneInfo.Local)
      ShowOffset(#3/11/2007 2:30:00AM#, TimeZoneInfo.Local)
      ShowOffset(Date.UtcNow, TimeZoneInfo.Local)
      ShowOffset(#6/12/2006 11:00AM#, TimeZoneInfo.Utc)
      ShowOffset(#11/4/2007 1:00AM#, TimeZoneInfo.Utc)
      ShowOffset(#12/10/2006 3:00PM#, TimeZoneInfo.Utc)
      ShowOffset(#3/11/2007 2:30:00AM#, TimeZoneInfo.Utc)
      ShowOffset(Date.Now, TimeZoneInfo.Utc)
      ShowOffset(#6/12/2006 11:00AM#, cst)
      ShowOffset(#11/4/2007 1:00AM#, cst)
      ShowOffset(#12/10/2006 3:00PM#, cst)
      ShowOffset(#3/11/2007 2:30:00AM#, cst)
      ShowOffset(New Date(2007, 11, 14, 00, 00, 00, DateTimeKind.Local), cst)
   End Sub
   
   Private Sub ShowOffset(time As Date, timeZone As TimeZoneInfo)
      Dim convertedTime As Date = time  
      Dim offset As TimeSpan
      
      If time.Kind = DateTimeKind.Local And Not timeZone.Equals(TimeZoneInfo.Local) Then
         convertedTime = TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTime(time, TimeZoneInfo.Local, timeZone)
      ElseIf time.Kind = DateTimeKind.Utc And Not timeZone.Equals(TimeZoneInfo.Utc) Then
         convertedTime = TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTime(time, TimeZoneInfo.Utc, timeZone)         
      End If
      offset = timeZone.GetUtcOffset(time)
      If time = convertedTime Then
         Console.WriteLine("{0} {1} ", time, _
                           IIf(timeZone.IsDaylightSavingTime(time), timeZone.DaylightName, timeZone.StandardName))
         Console.WriteLine("   It differs from UTC by {0} hours, {1} minutes.", _
                            offset.Hours, _
                            offset.Minutes)
      Else
         Console.WriteLine("{0} {1} ", time, _
                           IIf(time.Kind = DateTimeKind.Utc, "UTC", TimeZoneInfo.Local.Id))       
         Console.WriteLine("   converts to {0} {1}.", _
                           convertedTime, _
                           timeZone.Id)
         Console.WriteLine("   It differs from UTC by {0} hours, {1} minutes.", _
                           offset.Hours, offset.Minutes)  
       End If
       Console.WriteLine()                                             
   End Sub
End Module
'
' The example produces the following output:
' 
'       6/12/2006 11:00:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time 
'          It differs from UTC by -7 hours, 0 minutes.
'       
'       11/4/2007 1:00:00 AM Pacific Standard Time 
'          It differs from UTC by -8 hours, 0 minutes.
'       
'       12/10/2006 3:00:00 PM Pacific Standard Time 
'          It differs from UTC by -8 hours, 0 minutes.
'       
'       3/11/2007 2:30:00 AM Pacific Standard Time 
'          It differs from UTC by -8 hours, 0 minutes.
'       
'       2/2/2007 8:35:46 PM UTC 
'          converts to 2/2/2007 12:35:46 PM Pacific Standard Time.
'          It differs from UTC by -8 hours, 0 minutes.
'       
'       6/12/2006 11:00:00 AM UTC 
'          It differs from UTC by 0 hours, 0 minutes.
'       
'       11/4/2007 1:00:00 AM UTC 
'          It differs from UTC by 0 hours, 0 minutes.
'       
'       12/10/2006 3:00:00 AM UTC 
'          It differs from UTC by 0 hours, 0 minutes.
'       
'       3/11/2007 2:30:00 AM UTC 
'          It differs from UTC by 0 hours, 0 minutes.
'       
'       2/2/2007 12:35:46 PM Pacific Standard Time 
'          converts to 2/2/2007 8:35:46 PM UTC.
'          It differs from UTC by 0 hours, 0 minutes.
'       
'       6/12/2006 11:00:00 AM Central Daylight Time 
'          It differs from UTC by -5 hours, 0 minutes.
'       
'       11/4/2007 1:00:00 AM Central Standard Time 
'          It differs from UTC by -6 hours, 0 minutes.
'       
'       12/10/2006 3:00:00 PM Central Standard Time 
'          It differs from UTC by -6 hours, 0 minutes.
'       
'       3/11/2007 2:30:00 AM Central Standard Time 
'          It differs from UTC by -6 hours, 0 minutes.
'       
'       11/14/2007 12:00:00 AM Pacific Standard Time 
'          converts to 11/14/2007 2:00:00 AM Central Standard Time.
'          It differs from UTC by -6 hours, 0 minutes.

Remarks

The returned time span includes any differences due to the application of adjustment rules to the current time zone. It differs from the BaseUtcOffset property, which returns the difference between Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time zone's standard time and, therefore, does not take adjustment rules into account.

If the dateTime parameter's Kind property does not correspond to the time zone object, this method performs the necessary conversion before returning a result. For example, this can occur if the Kind property is DateTimeKind.Local but the time zone object is not the local time zone. If dateTime is ambiguous, or if the converted time is ambiguous, this method interprets the ambiguous time as a standard time. If dateTime is invalid, this method returns a TimeSpan object that reflects the difference between UTC and the time zone's standard time.

The TimeZoneInfo.GetUtcOffset(DateTime) method is similar in operation to the GetUtcOffset method of the TimeZone class.

Applies to

GetUtcOffset(DateTimeOffset)

Source:: TimeZoneInfo.cs

Source:: TimeZoneInfo.cs

Source:: TimeZoneInfo.cs

Calculates the offset or difference between the time in this time zone and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) for a particular date and time.

public:
 TimeSpan GetUtcOffset(DateTimeOffset dateTimeOffset);

public TimeSpan GetUtcOffset (DateTimeOffset dateTimeOffset);

member this.GetUtcOffset : DateTimeOffset -> TimeSpan

Public Function GetUtcOffset (dateTimeOffset As DateTimeOffset) As TimeSpan

Parameters

dateTimeOffset: DateTimeOffset

The date and time to determine the offset for.

Returns

TimeSpan

An object that indicates the time difference between Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the current time zone.

Remarks

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GetUtcOffset(DateTime)

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GetUtcOffset(DateTimeOffset)

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