Date time format in PowerShell returning incorrect date in powershell

Question

I want to change text 11.30 to time format 11:30 using [datetime] in powershell

$Stime = "11.30"
$time = "{00:hh:mm}" -f [datetime]$Stime
Write-Host $time

This code returns value 12:00

I tried this too -

$fromtime = "11.30"
[datetime]$fromtime12hrFormat = ([datetime]$fromtime)
$fromtime12hrFormat.ToString("hh:mm:ss")

This code returns value 12:00

you need to deal with the ambiguous date time format. something like this >>> [datetime]::ParseExact($STime, 'HH.mm', $Null) <<< should do the job. [grin] that gives me 11:30 am with the date set to today. — Lee_Dailey
– Lee_Dailey, Commented May 29, 2020 at 15:00

Mathias R. Jessen · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-29 14:52:31Z

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"11.30" cast to [datetime] with en-US locale will be interpreted as "November 30" at midnight.

'{0:HH:mm}' -f [datetime]::ParseExact($Stime, 'HH.mm', $null)

answered May 29, 2020 at 14:52

Mathias R. Jessen

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