# Logged PLC time not shown correctly

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logged-plc-time-not-shown-correctly/114463>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective, ignition81\
**Created:** [March 12, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logged-plc-time-not-shown-correctly/114463 "2026-03-12T13:05:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_Johannsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@Michael\_Johannsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael_Johannsen)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logged-plc-time-not-shown-correctly/114463/1 "2026-03-12T13:05:35Z")

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Hi.

I have logged an tiem in the PLC (Seimens)

But in the the designer and in an session 1 hour as been added.

Dos anyone know how it can be?

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logged-plc-time-not-shown-correctly/114463/2 "2026-03-12T13:09:35Z")

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It looks like Siemens is displaying the time in UTC and Ignition displaying the time adjusted for your time zone.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Johannsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@Michael\_Johannsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael_Johannsen)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logged-plc-time-not-shown-correctly/114463/3 "2026-03-12T13:15:19Z")

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The PLC time is correct, the Ignition time is not.

Else I’m ahead of time by 1 hour.

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logged-plc-time-not-shown-correctly/114463/4 "2026-03-12T13:18:47Z")

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You've made a mistake treating the time you see in an LDT value (in TIA Portal) as your local time, when it is in fact UTC time.