using System; using System.Globalization; using System.Linq; using System.Collections.Generic; public class Test { public static void Main() { string dtStr = "Thu Jul 18 17:39:53 +0000 2013"; var dateTime = DateTime.ParseExact(dtStr, "ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzzz yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); Console.WriteLine(dateTime); } }