How to get UTC time
The Time method "utc" will convert your time object to UTC.
The Time method "utc?" will let you know if the time is in UTC time (GMT).
t = Time.now# => 2009-10-05 16:56:54 -0700t.utc?# => falset.utc# => 2009-10-05 23:56:54 UTCt.utc?# => true