<?php $dateString = "9.7.2016"; $tz = new DateTimeZone("UTC"); //$date = DateTime::createFromFormat("d.m.Y", $dateString, $tz); //$date->modify("midnight"); $date = new DateTime("now", $tz); $tzNum = 2 - $date->format("g"); if ($tzNum < -11) { $zNum += 24; } echo $tzNum; //echo $date->getTimestamp();