Functions/ConvertFrom-UTC.ps1
function ConvertFrom-UTC { <# .SYNOPSIS Converts a datetime from UTC to local time .DESCRIPTION Converts a datetime from Universal Coordinated Time to local time .PARAMETER Date The date you wish to convert to UTC .PARAMETER IncludeInput Switch to enable displaying input parameters in the output .EXAMPLE ConvertFrom-UTC -DateTime "1/25/2018 1:34:31 PM" Assuming that your local time zone is EST, and your region/culture is EN-US this would return the datetime Thursday, January 25, 2018 8:34:31 AM .EXAMPLE ConvertFrom-UTC '2/1/2018 9:27:59 PM' Assuming that your local time zone is EST, and your region/culture is EN-US this would return the datetime Thursday, February 01, 2018 4:27:59 PM .EXAMPLE ConvertFrom-UTC '2/1/2018 9:27:59 PM' -verbose Would return VERBOSE: Starting ConvertFrom-UTC VERBOSE: You entered a UTC Time of: '2/1/2018 9:27:59 PM' VERBOSE: Your local timezone is '(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)' VERBOSE: Your local time is: '02/01/2018 16:27:59' Thursday, February 1, 2018 4:27:59 PM VERBOSE: Ending ConvertFrom-UTC .EXAMPLE "3/15/2018 12:00:00 PM" | ConvertFrom-UTC Assuming that your local time zone is EST, and your region/culture is EN-US this would return the datetime Thursday, March 15, 2018 8:00:00 AM .EXAMPLE ConvertFrom-UTC -date '2/1/2018 9:27:59 PM' -IncludeInput Would return the following if your local time zone is EST, and your region/culture is EN-US UTC LocalTime --- --------- 2/1/2018 9:27:59 PM 2/1/2018 4:27:59 PM .NOTES # inspired by: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2017/02/01/powertip-convert-from-utc-to-my-local-time-zone/ .LINK [System.TimeZoneInfo] #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType('datetime')] param( [parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline, Position = 0)] [datetime[]] $Date, [switch] $IncludeInput ) begin { Write-Verbose -Message "Starting [$($MyInvocation.Mycommand)]" $strCurrentTimeZone = (Get-CimInstance -ClassName win32_timezone).StandardName $strCurrentTimeZoneDescription = (Get-CimInstance -ClassName win32_timezone).Description Write-Verbose -Message "Your local timezone is '$strCurrentTimeZoneDescription'" $TZ = [TimeZoneInfo]::FindSystemTimeZoneById($strCurrentTimeZone) } #close begin block process { foreach ($currentDate in $Date) { $newUTCTime = Get-Date -Date $currentDate Write-Verbose -Message "You entered a UTC Time of: [$currentDate]" $ReturnVal = [TimeZoneInfo]::ConvertTimeFromUtc($newUTCTime, $TZ) if ($IncludeInput) { New-Object -TypeName 'psobject' -Property ([ordered] @{ UTC = $currentDate LocalTime = $ReturnVal }) } else { Write-Output -InputObject $ReturnVal } } } end { Write-Verbose -Message "Ending [$($MyInvocation.Mycommand)]" } } |