how to get user local machine time zone in c#

Question

how to get user local machine time zone in c#. I'm trying to get time by using

var PublishedOn = DateTime.Now;

but time shows according to the server not local user machine.

Answer 1

The only place where you can get such information reliably is the client machine. Javascript would be the way to go.

Geo-location will not work when behind a proxy and is generally not very reliable (in my experience).

Answer 2

DateTime.Now will be the machine where the code is executed. You can use the IP of the incoming request:

Request.UserHostAddress

to get some idea of the geo location using an API like

https://freegeoip.net

Answer 3

TimeZone.CurrentTimeZone is used for the time zone on the computer where the code is executing. Check these links: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.timezone.currenttimezone.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.timezoneinfo.local.aspx