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


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