Add 1 hour to date/time field in list

I need some help understanding the Date/Time fields in SharePoint Online. I've created a list with 2 date/time fields... StartDate and EndDate. I want the StartDate field to default to the current date/time. I want the EndDate field to default to the current
date/time + 1 hour. I've tried numerous formulas in the default calculated value for these fields, and couldn't get it right. I finally got it, but I don't understand why. Here is the scenario:
***Note: Time Zone is set to UTC+5 (EST). Current Time is 8:45am
Attempt 1:
StartDate - Selected "Today's Date" for the Default Value
EndDate - Selected "Calculated Value" for the Default Value. Entered the formula
=now()+TIME(1,0,0)
Actual Results - StartDate: 5/28/2014 9:00am EndDate: 5/28/2014 6:45am
Attempt 2:
StartDate - Selected "Calculated Value" for the Default Value. Entered the formula
=now()
EndDate - Selected "Calculated Value" for the Default Value. Entered the formula =now()+TIME(4,0,0)
Actual Results - StartDate: 5/28/2014 5:45am EndDate: 5/28/2014 9:45am
Attempt 3:
StartDate - Selected "Calculated Value" for the Default Value. Entered the formula =now()+TIME(3,0,0)
EndDate - Selected "Calculated Value" for the Default Value. Entered the formula =now()+TIME(4,0,0)
Actual Results - StartDate: 5/28/2014 8:45am EndDate: 5/28/2014 9:45am
So on attempt 3, I finally got the results that I was looking for. However, I don't understand a couple things:
1. Why does selecting "Today's Date" for the default value, not select the current time?
2. Why do I needed to offset the hours by 3 to get the current time?
Thanks in advance,
cflbasser

The now function in my environment gives me the time in which the server is housed. If I change the regional settings it does not have an effect on the time. I'm guessing this means that your server is hosted in the UK or somewhere near there and the regional
settings don't have an effect.
Andy Wessendorf SharePoint Developer II | Rackspace [email protected]

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