Correct date time according to device location india or usa

Question

I want to get current time according to my iPhone device I am using code which is giving me yesterday time. My code is

let calendar = Calendar.current
let dateStart = calendar.startOfDay(for: Date())


let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
dateFormatter.dateFormat = "hh:mm a"
dateFormatter.timeZone = TimeZone.current
let strDate = Date().description(with: Locale.current) //dateFormatter.string(from: dateStart)

print("date Start ***** (dateStart)")

By this I am getting a response :

date Start ***** 2018-02-14 18:30:00 +0000

Can anyone help me how can I get correct time today is 15-02-2018 18:00

Thanks

Possible duplicate of [Get current iPhone device timezone date and time from UTC-5 timezone date and time iPhone app?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11504843/get-current-iphone-device-timezone-date-and-time-from-utc-5-timezone-date-and-ti) — RajeshKumar R, Feb 15 '18 at 12:37
use : `Date().description(with: Locale(identifier: NSTimeZone.local.identifier))` — Rocky, Feb 15 '18 at 12:51
Thanks for the answer but how do I use it? Can you please share an example of it? — Chandni, Feb 15 '18 at 16:34

Sid Mhatre · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-15T17:09:37.483

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Try this :

let calendar = Calendar.current
let dateStart = calendar.startOfDay(for: Date()) // Feb 15, 2018 at 12:00 AM"
print(dateStart) // 2018-02-14 18:30:00 +0000

let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
var localTimeZoneAbbreviation: String { return TimeZone.current.abbreviation() ?? "UTC" }
dateFormatter.locale = Locale.init(identifier: localTimeZoneAbbreviation)
dateFormatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm"
let newDate = dateFormatter.string(from: dateStart)
print(newDate) //  2018-02-15 00:00

Update :

// Current Time  
dateStart = Date() 
newDate = dateFormatter.string(from: dateStart)
print(newDate) //  2018-02-15 22:30

edited Feb 15 '18 at 17:09

answered Feb 15 '18 at 13:22

Sid Mhatre

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Thanks for the answer it is giving me a correct date but not correct time. It always gave me 00:00. – Chandni Feb 15 '18 at 16:33
Because `calendar.startOfDay(for: Date())` is 2018-02-14 18:30:00 +0000 means Feb 15, 2018 at 12:00 AM which is in 24hr 00:00 – Sid Mhatre Feb 15 '18 at 16:35
In 24 hr `calendar.startOfDay(for: Date())` start of the always start with 00:00. – Sid Mhatre Feb 15 '18 at 16:46
Ok but I need current correct time too. How do I get it ? – Chandni Feb 15 '18 at 17:05
`let dateStart = Date()` to get current time in 2018-02-15 11:30 formate. Ans updated for current time – Sid Mhatre Feb 15 '18 at 17:07

Correct date time according to device location india or usa

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