Type: System.TimeSpan An object that represents the difference between the current DateTimeOffset object's time value and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
DateTimeOffset localTime = DateTimeOffset.Now;
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The local time zone is {0} hours and {1} minutes {2} than UTC.",
Math.Abs(localTime.Offset.Hours),
localTime.Offset.Minutes,
localTime.Offset.Hours < 0 ? "earlier" : "later") + "\n";