using System;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        var birthdayInServerTimeZone = DateTime.Parse("1986-04-26T23:00:00-04:00");

        // write to DB in UTC via explicit conversion

        var birthdayInUtc = birthdayInServerTimeZone.ToUniversalTime();

        Console.WriteLine($"Saved to DB:  DateTime: {birthdayInUtc}, Kind: {birthdayInUtc.Kind}");

        // datetime from the DB with no timezone info

        var birthdayReadFromDb = DateTime.Parse("1986-04-27T03:00:00");

        Console.WriteLine($"Read from DB:  DateTime: {birthdayReadFromDb}, Kind: {birthdayReadFromDb.Kind}");

        // explicitly add the UTC kind

        var birthdayReadFromDbWithKind = DateTime.SpecifyKind(birthdayReadFromDb, DateTimeKind.Utc);

        Console.WriteLine($"Read from DB with Kind:  DateTime: {birthdayReadFromDbWithKind}, Kind: {birthdayReadFromDbWithKind.Kind}");

        // now normal timezone conversions work and you can get back to the original date

    }

}