How do I Parse this Date String in C# [duplicate]

Question

I have the following date string Tue Jan 06 2015 17:31:25 GMT-0500

When i try to parse it i'm getting the following exception: Additional information: String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.

model.UpdatedDate = DateTime.ParseExact("Tue Jan 06 2015 17:31:25 GMT-0500", "ddd MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss ZZZZ", new CultureInfo("en-US"));

AJ Richardson · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-08 02:09:19Z

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I don't think ZZZZ is a valid format specifier. Try this format string:

"ddd MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss 'GMT'zzz"

answered Jan 8, 2015 at 2:09

AJ Richardson

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@Alao: Note also the need to put the GMT in single quotes, to specify it as a literal string in the format.

I was using the JavaScript library momment to convert the Json date into a usable format. I ended up removing the GMT.