Date

<?php
$dateString = "9.7.2016";
$tz = new DateTimeZone("UTC");
//$date = DateTime::createFromFormat("d.m.Y", $dateString, $tz);
//$date->modify("midnight");

$date = new DateTime("now", $tz);
$tzNum = 2 - $date->format("g");

if ($tzNum < -11) {
    $zNum += 24;
}

echo $tzNum;
//echo $date->getTimestamp();