diff --git a/sense_energy/asyncsenseable.py b/sense_energy/asyncsenseable.py
index 1044569..13f2b3c 100644
--- a/sense_energy/asyncsenseable.py
+++ b/sense_energy/asyncsenseable.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import aiohttp
 import websockets
+from datetime import datetime, timezone, timedelta
 
 from .sense_api import *
 from .sense_exceptions import *
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ async def get_trend_data(self, scale, dt=None):
         if scale.upper() not in valid_scales:
             raise Exception("%s not a valid scale" % scale)
         if not dt:
-            dt = datetime.now().replace(hour=12)
+            dt = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(0))).astimezone()
         json = self.api_call(
             "app/history/trends?monitor_id=%s&scale=%s&start=%s"
             % (self.sense_monitor_id, scale, dt.isoformat())
@@ -127,6 +128,12 @@ async def update_trend_data(self, dt=None):
         for scale in valid_scales:
             await self.get_trend_data(scale, dt)
 
+    async def get_monitor_data(self):        
+        json = await self.api_call("app/monitors/%s/overview" % self.sense_monitor_id)
+        if 'monitor_overview' in json and 'monitor' in json['monitor_overview']:
+            self._monitor = json['monitor_overview']['monitor']
+        return self._monitor
+
     async def get_discovered_device_names(self):
         # lots more info in here to be parsed out
         json = self.api_call("app/monitors/%s/devices" % self.sense_monitor_id)
diff --git a/sense_energy/sense_api.py b/sense_energy/sense_api.py
index fa693d8..a6cafac 100644
--- a/sense_energy/sense_api.py
+++ b/sense_energy/sense_api.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import json
 import sys
 from time import time
-from datetime import datetime
 
 from .sense_exceptions import *
 
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ def __init__(self, username=None, password=None,
         self._realtime = {}
         self._devices = []
         self._trend_data = {}
+        self._monitor = {}
         for scale in valid_scales: self._trend_data[scale] = {}
 
         if username and password:
@@ -186,6 +186,13 @@ def yearly_solar_powered(self):
     @property
     def active_devices(self):
         return [d['name'] for d in self._realtime.get('devices', {})]
+        
+    @property
+    def time_zone(self):
+        return self._monitor.get('time_zone', '')
+        
+    def trend_start(self, scale):
+        return self._trend_data[scale]['start']
 
     def get_trend(self, scale, key):
         if isinstance(key, bool):
diff --git a/sense_energy/senseable.py b/sense_energy/senseable.py
index 410b067..48180f4 100644
--- a/sense_energy/senseable.py
+++ b/sense_energy/senseable.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def get_trend_data(self, scale, dt=None):
         if scale.upper() not in valid_scales:
             raise Exception("%s not a valid scale" % scale)
         if not dt:
-            dt = datetime.now().replace(hour=12)
+            dt = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(0))).astimezone()
         self._trend_data[scale] = self.api_call(
             'app/history/trends?monitor_id=%s&scale=%s&start=%s' %
             (self.sense_monitor_id, scale, dt.isoformat()))
@@ -114,6 +114,13 @@ def get_device_info(self, device_id):
         # Get specific informaton about a device
         return self.api_call('app/monitors/%s/devices/%s' %
                              (self.sense_monitor_id, device_id))
+                             
+    def get_monitor_data(self):        
+        # Get monitor overview info
+        json = self.api_call("app/monitors/%s/overview" % self.sense_monitor_id)
+        if 'monitor_overview' in json and 'monitor' in json['monitor_overview']:
+            self._monitor = json['monitor_overview']['monitor']
+        return self._monitor
 
     def get_all_usage_data(self, payload = {'n_items': 30}):
         """Gets usage data by device