string DemoLimit = "02/28/2018";
string pattern = "MM/dd/yyyy";
CultureInfo enUS = new CultureInfo("en-US");
DateTime.TryParseExact(DemoLimit, pattern, enUS,
DateTimeStyles.AdjustToUniversal, out datelimit);
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