My.Computer.Clock.GmtTime Property 

Gets a Date object that contains the current local date and time on the computer, expressed as a UTC (GMT) time.

' Usage
Dim value As Date = My.Computer.Clock.GmtTime
' Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property GmtTime As Date

Return Value

A Date object that contains the current date and time expressed as UTC (GMT) time.

Remarks

The My.Computer.Clock.GmtTime property has the same behavior as the System.DateTime.UtcNow property.

Example

This example uses the My.Computer.Clock.GmtTime property to display the GMT time of the computer on which the code runs.

MsgBox("Current GMT time: " & My.Computer.Clock.GmtTime)

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices

Class: Clock

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Availability by Project Type

Project type	Available
Windows Application	Yes
Class Library	Yes
Console Application	Yes
Windows Control Library	Yes
Web Control Library	Yes
Windows Service	Yes
Web Site	Yes

Permissions

No permissions are required.

See Also

Reference

My.Computer.Clock Object
My.Computer.Clock.LocalTime Property
System.DateTime.UtcNow
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Clock.GmtTime