# DateConvert

Converts local time to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), or UTC to local time.

The function uses the daylight savings settings in the executing computer to compute daylight savings time, if required.

## Method Signature

```
DateConvert(conversionType=[string], date=[any])
```

### Arguments

| Argument         | Type     | Required | Description                                                        | Default |
| ---------------- | -------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- |
| `conversionType` | `string` | `true`   | The conversion type. Valid values are "utc2Local" and "local2Utc". |         |
| `date`           | `any`    | `true`   | The date to convert.                                               |         |

## Examples

### Converting Local to UTC

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJwrLUmOT0ksSS3JzE1VsFUAMZ3z88pSi0o0FJRy8pMTc4xCS5KVdBTy8ss1NBU0rbkAzC8QaQ%3D%3D)

```java
utc_datetime = dateConvert( "local2Utc", now() );

```

Result: {ts '2025-05-27 05:12:10'}

### Converting UTC to Local

This example makes sense only if your server time is UTC. now() uses your server settings when creating a datetime object.

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJzLyU9OzIlPSSxJLcnMTVWwVQAxnfPzylKLSjQUlEpLko18QEqUdBTy8ss1NBU0rbkA8ocRKA%3D%3D)

```java
local_datetime = dateConvert( "utc2Local", now() );

```

Result: {ts '2025-05-26 22:12:10'}

### Additional Examples

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJwrL8osSXUpzS3QUHBJLEl1zs8rSy0q0VBQ8slPTswxKi1JVtJRUKouKVZQNzIwMNM1MNQ1MlMwMLIyMAAi9VolBU0FTWuuclzGAA0wAhsFNCYvv1xDE6IeAIX5Itg%3D)

```java
writeDump( DateConvert( "Local2utc", "{ts '2006-01-26 02:00:00'}" ) );
writeDump( DateConvert( "utc2Local", now() ) );

```

## Related

* [ClearTimezone](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/cleartimezone)
* [CreateDate](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/createdate)
* [CreateDateTime](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/createdatetime)
* [CreateODBCDate](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/createodbcdate)
* [CreateODBCDateTime](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/createodbcdatetime)
* [CreateODBCTime](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/createodbctime)
* [CreateTime](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/createtime)
* [CreateTimeSpan](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/createtimespan)
* [DateAdd](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/dateadd)
* [DateCompare](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/datecompare)
* [DateDiff](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/datediff)
* [DateFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/dateformat)
* [DatePart](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/datepart)
* [DateTimeFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/datetimeformat)
* [Day](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/day)
* [DayOfWeek](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/dayofweek)
* [DayOfWeekAsString](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/dayofweekasstring)
* [DayOfWeekShortAsString](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/dayofweekshortasstring)
* [DayOfYear](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/dayofyear)
* [DaysInMonth](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/daysinmonth)
* [DaysInYear](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/daysinyear)
* [FirstDayOfMonth](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/firstdayofmonth)
* [GetNumericDate](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/getnumericdate)
* [GetTime](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/gettime)
* [GetTimezone](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/gettimezone)
* [GetTimezoneInfo](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/gettimezoneinfo)
* [Hour](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/hour)
* [Millisecond](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/millisecond)
* [Minute](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/minute)
* [Month](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/month)
* [MonthAsString](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/monthasstring)
* [MonthShortAsString](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/monthshortasstring)
* [Nanosecond](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/nanosecond)
* [Now](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/now)
* [Offset](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/offset)
* [ParseDateTime](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/parsedatetime)
* [Quarter](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/quarter)
* [Second](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/second)
* [SetTimezone](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/settimezone)
* [TimeFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/timeformat)
* [TimeUnits](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/timeunits)
* [Week](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/week)
* [Year](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/temporal/year)