SQL Server: Convert Between UTC and Local Time Precisely

Question

I have a few columns in an SQL server 2008 R2 database that i need to convert from local time (the time zone the sql server is in) to UTC.

I have seen quite a few si

Answer 1

    DECLARE @convertedUTC datetime, @convertedLocal datetime
    SELECT DATEADD(
                    HOUR,                                    -- Add a number of hours equal to
                    DateDiff(HOUR, GETDATE(), GETUTCDATE()), -- the difference of UTC-MyTime
                    GetDate()                                -- to MyTime
                    )

    SELECT @convertedUTC = DATEADD(HOUR,DateDiff(HOUR, GETDATE(), GETUTCDATE()),GetDate()) --Assign the above to a var

    SELECT DATEADD(
                    HOUR,                                    -- Add a number of hours equal to
                    DateDiff(HOUR, GETUTCDATE(),GETDATE()), -- the difference of MyTime-UTC
                    @convertedUTC                           -- to MyTime
                    )

    SELECT @convertedLocal = DATEADD(HOUR,DateDiff(HOUR, GETUTCDATE(),GETDATE()),GetDate()) --Assign the above to a var


    /* Do our converted dates match the real dates? */
    DECLARE @realUTC datetime = (SELECT GETUTCDATE())
    DECLARE @realLocal datetime = (SELECT GetDate())

    SELECT 'REAL:', @realUTC AS 'UTC', @realLocal AS 'Local'
    UNION
    SELECT 'CONVERTED:', @convertedUTC AS 'UTC', @convertedLocal AS 'Local'