What is the best way for me to round up the time to the nearest X minutes?

Problem

Is there a straightforward way to round a DateTime to the closest 15 minutes?

E.g.

The time is now 16:59 on the 11th of August, 2011. 11:00 a.m., August 11th, 2011

2011-08-11 17:00 will remain the same as 2011-08-11 17:00.

17:01 on the 11th of August, 2011 becomes 17:15 on the 11th of August, 2011

Asked by TimS

Solution #1

DateTime RoundUp(DateTime dt, TimeSpan d)
{
    return new DateTime((dt.Ticks + d.Ticks - 1) / d.Ticks * d.Ticks, dt.Kind);
}

Example:

var dt1 = RoundUp(DateTime.Parse("2011-08-11 16:59"), TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15));
// dt1 == {11/08/2011 17:00:00}

var dt2 = RoundUp(DateTime.Parse("2011-08-11 17:00"), TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15));
// dt2 == {11/08/2011 17:00:00}

var dt3 = RoundUp(DateTime.Parse("2011-08-11 17:01"), TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15));
// dt3 == {11/08/2011 17:15:00}

Answered by dtb

Solution #2

I came up with a solution that didn’t require me to multiply and divide large amounts.

public static DateTime RoundUp(this DateTime dt, TimeSpan d)
{
    var modTicks = dt.Ticks % d.Ticks;
    var delta = modTicks != 0 ? d.Ticks - modTicks : 0;
    return new DateTime(dt.Ticks + delta, dt.Kind);
}

public static DateTime RoundDown(this DateTime dt, TimeSpan d)
{
    var delta = dt.Ticks % d.Ticks;
    return new DateTime(dt.Ticks - delta, dt.Kind);
}

public static DateTime RoundToNearest(this DateTime dt, TimeSpan d)
{
    var delta = dt.Ticks % d.Ticks;
    bool roundUp = delta > d.Ticks / 2;
    var offset = roundUp ? d.Ticks : 0;

    return new DateTime(dt.Ticks + offset - delta, dt.Kind);
}

Usage:

var date = new DateTime(2010, 02, 05, 10, 35, 25, 450); // 2010/02/05 10:35:25
var roundedUp = date.RoundUp(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15)); // 2010/02/05 10:45:00
var roundedDown = date.RoundDown(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15)); // 2010/02/05 10:30:00
var roundedToNearest = date.RoundToNearest(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15)); // 2010/02/05 10:30:00

Answered by redent84

Solution #3

If you need to round to the nearest time period (not up), use the following formula.

    static DateTime RoundToNearestInterval(DateTime dt, TimeSpan d)
    {
        int f=0;
        double m = (double)(dt.Ticks % d.Ticks) / d.Ticks;
        if (m >= 0.5)
            f=1;            
        return new DateTime(((dt.Ticks/ d.Ticks)+f) * d.Ticks);
    }

Answered by DevSal

Solution #4

void Main()
{
    var date1 = new DateTime(2011, 8, 11, 16, 59, 00);
    date1.Round15().Dump();

    var date2 = new DateTime(2011, 8, 11, 17, 00, 02);
    date2.Round15().Dump();

    var date3 = new DateTime(2011, 8, 11, 17, 01, 23);
    date3.Round15().Dump();

    var date4 = new DateTime(2011, 8, 11, 17, 00, 00);
    date4.Round15().Dump();
}

public static class Extentions
{
    public static DateTime Round15(this DateTime value)
    {   
        var ticksIn15Mins = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15).Ticks;

        return (value.Ticks % ticksIn15Mins == 0) ? value : new DateTime((value.Ticks / ticksIn15Mins + 1) * ticksIn15Mins);
    }
}

Results:

8/11/2011 5:00:00 PM
8/11/2011 5:15:00 PM
8/11/2011 5:15:00 PM
8/11/2011 5:00:00 PM

Answered by Vlad Bezden

Solution #5

I’ve seen a few helpful implementations, such as @dtb’s or @redent84’s. Because the performance difference is insignificant, I avoided bit shifts and instead wrote understandable code. In my utility libraries, I frequently use these extensions.

public static class DateTimeExtensions
{
    public static DateTime RoundToTicks(this DateTime target, long ticks) => new DateTime((target.Ticks + ticks / 2) / ticks * ticks, target.Kind);
    public static DateTime RoundUpToTicks(this DateTime target, long ticks) => new DateTime((target.Ticks + ticks - 1) / ticks * ticks, target.Kind);
    public static DateTime RoundDownToTicks(this DateTime target, long ticks) => new DateTime(target.Ticks / ticks * ticks, target.Kind);

    public static DateTime Round(this DateTime target, TimeSpan round) => RoundToTicks(target, round.Ticks);
    public static DateTime RoundUp(this DateTime target, TimeSpan round) => RoundUpToTicks(target, round.Ticks);
    public static DateTime RoundDown(this DateTime target, TimeSpan round) => RoundDownToTicks(target, round.Ticks);

    public static DateTime RoundToMinutes(this DateTime target, int minutes = 1) => RoundToTicks(target, minutes * TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute);
    public static DateTime RoundUpToMinutes(this DateTime target, int minutes = 1) => RoundUpToTicks(target, minutes * TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute);
    public static DateTime RoundDownToMinutes(this DateTime target, int minutes = 1) => RoundDownToTicks(target, minutes * TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute);

    public static DateTime RoundToHours(this DateTime target, int hours = 1) => RoundToTicks(target, hours * TimeSpan.TicksPerHour);
    public static DateTime RoundUpToHours(this DateTime target, int hours = 1) => RoundUpToTicks(target, hours * TimeSpan.TicksPerHour);
    public static DateTime RoundDownToHours(this DateTime target, int hours = 1) => RoundDownToTicks(target, hours * TimeSpan.TicksPerHour);


    public static DateTime RoundToDays(this DateTime target, int days = 1) => RoundToTicks(target, days * TimeSpan.TicksPerDay);
    public static DateTime RoundUpToDays(this DateTime target, int days = 1) => RoundUpToTicks(target, days * TimeSpan.TicksPerDay);
    public static DateTime RoundDownToDays(this DateTime target, int days = 1) => RoundDownToTicks(target, days * TimeSpan.TicksPerDay);
}

Answered by realbart

Post is based on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7029353/how-can-i-round-up-the-time-to-the-nearest-x-minutes