set global timezone in .net core

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In .Net Core 2 -

Is there a way to set the application's timezone globally so that whenever I request for DateTime.Now I'll get the current time for a timezone I want (lets say GMT+3) instead of the time of the server where the application is hosted?

I figured a good place to have a configuration providing this would be the Startup.cs file, but my search queries gets me nowhere with this.

Related question https://stackoverflow.com/questions/246498/creating-a-datetime-in-a-specific-time-zone-in-c-sharp — Michael Freidgeim, May 26 '19 at 22:54

score 10 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 21 '19 at 02:29

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You can use TimeZoneInfo for this

DateTime eastern = TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTimeBySystemTimeZoneId(DateTime.Now, "Eastern Standard Time");

Replace with the desired time zone.

answered Feb 21 '19 at 02:29

Thomas Ingle

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Be careful with cross-platform issues: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/cross-platform-time-zones-with-net-core/ – JustAMartin Oct 23 '19 at 12:49

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 21 '19 at 05:28

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No.

DateTime.Now always returns the time in the system's local time zone.

answered Feb 21 '19 at 05:28

Matt Johnson-Pint

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set global timezone in .net core

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