DateTime Utilities

DateTimeUtilities.cs

        /// <summary>
        /// DateTime for EST
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>EST</returns>
        public static DateTime LocalDateTime()
        {
            var timeUtc = DateTime.UtcNow;
            DateTime easternTime = TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTimeFromUtc(timeUtc, EasternTimeZone());
            return easternTime;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Convert a UTC time to EST time
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>EST equivalent of a UTC time</returns>
        public static DateTime ToLocalDateTime(this DateTimeOffset dateTime)
        {
            return dateTime.DateTime.ToLocalDateTime();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Convert a UTC time to EST time
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>EST equivalent of a UTC time</returns>
        public static DateTime ToLocalDateTime(this DateTime dateTime)
        {
            return TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTimeFromUtc(dateTime, EasternTimeZone());
        }

        //Converts a DateTime object for an EST time to an offset object for EST
        public static DateTimeOffset EstOffset(this DateTime dateTime)
        {
            var converted = TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTime(dateTime, EasternTimeZone(), EasternTimeZone());
            var offset = new DateTimeOffset(converted, EasternTimeZone().GetUtcOffset(converted));
            return offset;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Timezone for EST
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static string EasternTimeZoneName()
        {
            return "Eastern Standard Time";
        }

        public static TimeZoneInfo EasternTimeZone()
        {
            return TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById(EasternTimeZoneName());
        }