How do I get the correct time in C#

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I've been using Datetime.UtcNow to get the date. However, this date is 6 hours ahead of my time (I'm in central time). Is there a more correct way for me to get the exact date in C#? Or if not, how would I change the existing date?

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score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 17 '13 at 04:47

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DateTime.Now would give you current time for your time zone. DateTime.UtcNow gives you current date and time on this computer, expressed as the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

answered Apr 17 '13 at 04:47

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score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 17 '13 at 04:47

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UTC time is Coordinated Universal Time, its a constant time that is the same no matter where you are. It's basically the same time in england, except it doesn't do daylight savings or anything like that.

to get your local time do DateTime.Now

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 17 '13 at 04:50

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DateTime.Now will provide you the current time according to your zone .

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 17 '13 at 07:45

if you want it to be displayed in a label as well you could take a look at this code, it works for me. I used a timer to refresh the time everytime the timer ticks.

public partial class Form1 : Form
{
    Timer timer = new Timer();

    public Form1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();




        timer.Tick += new EventHandler(timer_Tick); // Everytime timer ticks, timer_Tick will be called
        timer.Interval = (1000) * (1);              // Timer will tick evert second
        timer.Enabled = true;                       // Enable the timer
        timer.Start();                              // Start the timer




    }
    private void timer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        label1.Text = DateTime.Now.ToString("HH:mm:ss");
}

How do I get the correct time in C#

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