var datetimeOffsetNow = DateTimeOffset.Now; Console.WriteLine("DateTimeOffset.Now"); Console.WriteLine(datetimeOffsetNow); Console.WriteLine("Offset = {0}", datetimeOffsetNow.Offset); Console.WriteLine("DateTime = {0}", datetimeOffsetNow.DateTime); Console.WriteLine("LocalDateTime = {0}", datetimeOffsetNow.LocalDateTime); Console.WriteLine("UtcDateTime = {0}", datetimeOffsetNow.UtcDateTime); //> DateTimeOffset.Now //> 9/3/2019 8:40:48 AM -05:00 //> Offset = -05:00:00 //> DateTime = 9/3/2019 8:40:48 AM //> LocalDateTime = 9/3/2019 8:40:48 AM //> UtcDateTime = 9/3/2019 1:40:48 PM var datetimeOffsetUtcNow = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow; Console.WriteLine("DateTimeOffset.UtcNow"); Console.WriteLine(datetimeOffsetNow); Console.WriteLine("Offset = {0}", datetimeOffsetUtcNow.Offset); Console.WriteLine("DateTime = {0}", datetimeOffsetUtcNow.DateTime); Console.WriteLine("LocalDateTime = {0}", datetimeOffsetUtcNow.LocalDateTime); Console.WriteLine("UtcDateTime = {0}", datetimeOffsetUtcNow.UtcDateTime); //> DateTimeOffset.UtcNow //> 9/3/2019 8:40:48 AM -05:00 //> Offset = 00:00:00 //> DateTime = 9/3/2019 1:40:48 PM //> LocalDateTime = 9/3/2019 8:40:48 AM //> UtcDateTime = 9/3/2019 1:40:48 PM // DateTimeOffset: DST-aware (if timezones are loaded) var datetimeOffsetLocal = new DateTimeOffset(new DateTime(2019,1,1)); Console.WriteLine("new DateTimeOffset(new DateTime(2019,1,1))"); Console.WriteLine(datetimeOffsetLocal); Console.WriteLine("Offset = {0}", datetimeOffsetLocal.Offset); Console.WriteLine("DateTime = {0}", datetimeOffsetLocal.DateTime); Console.WriteLine("LocalDateTime = {0}", datetimeOffsetLocal.LocalDateTime); Console.WriteLine("UtcDateTime = {0}", datetimeOffsetLocal.UtcDateTime); //> new DateTimeOffset(new DateTime(2019,1,1)) //> 1/1/2019 12:00:00 AM -06:00 //> Offset = -06:00:00 //> DateTime = 1/1/2019 12:00:00 AM //> LocalDateTime = 1/1/2019 12:00:00 AM //> UtcDateTime = 1/1/2019 6:00:00 AM