DateTime.Now vs. DateTime.UtcNow

Question

I\'ve been wondering what exactly are the principles of how the two properties work. I know the second one is universal and basically doesn\'t deal with time zones, but can

Answer 1

The "simple" answer to the question is:

DateTime.Now returns a DateTime value representing the current, system time (in whatever time zone the system is running in). The DateTime.Kind property will be DateTimeKind.Local

DateTime.UtcNow returns a DateTime value representing the current Universal Co-ordinated Time (aka UTC) which will be the same regardless of the system's time zone. The DateTime.Kind property will be DateTimeKind.Utc