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47.74. pg_timezone_names

Note: The following description applies both to Postgres-XC and PostgreSQL if not described explicitly. You can read PostgreSQL as Postgres-XC except for version number, which is specific to each product.

The view pg_timezone_names provides a list of time zone names that are recognized by SET TIMEZONE, along with their associated abbreviations, UTC offsets, and daylight-savings status. (Technically, PostgreSQL uses UT1 rather than UTC because leap seconds are not handled.) Unlike the abbreviations shown in pg_timezone_abbrevs, many of these names imply a set of daylight-savings transition date rules. Therefore, the associated information changes across local DST boundaries. The displayed information is computed based on the current value of CURRENT_TIMESTAMP.

Table 47-75. pg_timezone_names Columns

NameTypeDescription
nametextTime zone name
abbrevtextTime zone abbreviation
utc_offsetintervalOffset from UTC (positive means east of Greenwich)
is_dstbooleanTrue if currently observing daylight savings
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