I am using a System.DateTime object to allow a user to select a date range. The user is only able to select a date (not time) using a third party calendar so I
To get the last instant for today:
DateTime d = new DateTime(Now.Year, Now.Month, Now.Day);
d = d.AddDays(1);
d = d.AddTicks(-1);
In response to your edit, here's what I would do:
DateTime start = new DateTime(Now.Year, Now.Month, Now.Day);
DateTime end = start.AddDays(1).AddTicks(-1);
// Or - just use end = start.AddDays(1), and use a < for comparison