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5 years ago
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Convert Date Column from UTC to EST Timezone

Hi,    I'm pulling CRM dynamics data in UTC format, I see that dates showing in Powerbi is different from CRM dynamics. Now i want to convert that date column to local time zone EST.    Please sh...
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    v-kelly-msft
    5 years ago

    Hi  Anonymous ,

     

    UTC is 5 hrs ahead of EST,so create below M query to convert the timezone column to EST time:

    EST = DateTimeZone.SwitchZone([UTC],-5)

    And you will see:

    For the sample .pbix file,pls see attached.

     

     

     

    Best Regards,
    Kelly

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v-kelly-msft
Community Support
5 years ago

Hi  Anonymous ,

 

UTC is 5 hrs ahead of EST,so create below M query to convert the timezone column to EST time:

EST = DateTimeZone.SwitchZone([UTC],-5)

And you will see:

For the sample .pbix file,pls see attached.

 

 

 

Best Regards,
Kelly

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JacoMathew
Frequent Visitor
4 years ago

Hi,

 

how does the function take care when the day light savings kicks in ? Is there a function that looks at the date and decides whether it should be -5 or -4 (Eastern Daylight Time) ?

 

Thanks

Jaco