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C# DateTime to UTC Time without changing the time

How would I convert a preexisting datetime to UTC time without changing the actual time.

Example:

DateTime dateTime = GetSomeDateTime(); // dateTime here is 3pm
dateTime.ToUtcDateTime() // datetime should still be 3pm
Solution 
  • 6/1/2011 4:08:40 PM Local
6/1/2011 4:08:40 PM Utc

    from

    DateTime dt = DateTime.Now;            
Console.WriteLine("{0} {1}", dt, dt.Kind);
DateTime ut = DateTime.SpecifyKind(dt, DateTimeKind.Utc);
Console.WriteLine("{0} {1}", ut, ut.Kind);