title: When MongoDB inserts a date, it is converting it to UTC
body: <p>I have a date in string format, that I am trying to get into <strong>MongoDB</strong> as a <code>DateTime</code> type. The date-string is already in <strong>UTC</strong>, and is in the format <code>2017-11-30 19:41:00:677</code>. </p>
  
  <p>When inserting into MongoDB, I am inserting the data:</p>
  
  <pre><code>{
      "timestamp": new Date("2017-11-30 19:41:00:677"),
      ...
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However, when I do this, the date is thought to be local time (it seems), and Mongo converts it to UTC by adding 4 hours. Yet the <strong>19:41</strong> is already in UTC.</p>
  
  <p><strong>How can I tell Mongo that the timezone is already in UTC?</strong></p>