diff --git a/core/src/components/datetime/test/data.spec.ts b/core/src/components/datetime/test/data.spec.ts
index a851992e89..959ed25456 100644
--- a/core/src/components/datetime/test/data.spec.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/datetime/test/data.spec.ts
@@ -333,15 +333,12 @@ describe('getToday', () => {
   beforeAll(() => {
     jest.useFakeTimers('modern');
     // System time is zero based, 1 = February
-    jest.setSystemTime(new Date(2022, 1, 21));
+    jest.setSystemTime(new Date(2022, 1, 21, 18, 30));
   });
 
-  it('should return today', () => {
+  it('should return today without converting to UTC time', () => {
     const res = getToday();
 
-    const expected = new Date();
-    expected.setHours(expected.getHours() - expected.getTimezoneOffset() / 60);
-
-    expect(res).toEqual('2022-02-21T00:00:00.000Z');
+    expect(res).toEqual('2022-02-21T18:30:00.000Z');
   });
 });
diff --git a/core/src/components/datetime/utils/data.ts b/core/src/components/datetime/utils/data.ts
index 853cc44962..77f0c8f6d6 100644
--- a/core/src/components/datetime/utils/data.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/datetime/utils/data.ts
@@ -8,42 +8,48 @@ import { getNextMonth, getPreviousMonth } from './manipulation';
 /**
  * Returns the current date as
  * an ISO string in the user's
- * timezone.
+ * time zone.
  */
 export const getToday = () => {
   /**
-   * Grab the current date object
-   * as well as the timezone offset
-   */
-  const date = new Date();
-  const tzOffset = date.getTimezoneOffset();
-
-  /**
-   * When converting to ISO string, everything is
-   * set to UTC. Since we want to show these dates
-   * relative to the user's timezone, we need to
-   * subtract the timezone offset from the date
-   * so that when `toISOString()` adds it back
-   * there was a net change of zero hours from the
-   * local date.
-   */
-  const adjustedHours = date.getHours() - tzOffset / 60;
-
-  /**
-   * Some timezones include minute adjustments
-   * such as 30 or 45 minutes.
+   * ion-datetime intentionally does not
+   * parse time zones/do automatic time zone
+   * conversion when accepting user input.
+   * However when we get today's date string,
+   * we want it formatted relative to the user's
+   * time zone.
+   *
+   * When calling toISOString(), the browser
+   * will convert the date to UTC time by either adding
+   * or subtracting the time zone offset.
+   * To work around this, we need to either add
+   * or subtract the time zone offset to the Date
+   * object prior to calling toISOString().
+   * This allows us to get an ISO string
+   * that is in the user's time zone.
+   *
+   * Example:
+   * Time zone offset is 240
+   * Meaning: The browser needs to add 240 minutes
+   * to the Date object to get UTC time.
+   * What Ionic does: We subtract 240 minutes
+   * from the Date object. The browser then adds
+   * 240 minutes in toISOString(). The result
+   * is a time that is in the user's time zone
+   * and not UTC.
+   *
+   * Note: Some timezones include minute adjustments
+   * such as 30 or 45 minutes. This is why we use setMinutes
+   * instead of setHours.
    * Example: India Standard Time
    * Timezone offset: -330 = -5.5 hours.
    *
-   * As a result, we need to make sure we also
-   * increment the minutes as well.
    * List of timezones with 30 and 45 minute timezones:
    * https://www.timeanddate.com/time/time-zones-interesting.html
    */
-  const minutesRemainder = adjustedHours % 1;
-  const adjustedMinutes = date.getMinutes() + minutesRemainder * 60;
-  date.setHours(adjustedHours);
-  date.setMinutes(adjustedMinutes);
+  const date = new Date();
+  const tzOffset = date.getTimezoneOffset();
+  date.setMinutes(date.getMinutes() - tzOffset);
 
   return date.toISOString();
 };