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pg_timezone_abbrevs

The view pg_timezone_abbrevs provides a list of time zone abbreviations that are currently recognized by the datetime input routines. The contents of this view change when the TimeZone or timezone_abbreviations run-time parameters are modified.

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Definition PG 18

The view pg_timezone_abbrevs provides a list of time zone abbreviations that are currently recognized by the datetime input routines. The contents of this view change when the TimeZone or timezone_abbreviations run-time parameters are modified.

Catalog columns

ColumnTypeNullabilityDescription
abbrevtextNullableTime zone abbreviation
utc_offsetintervalNullableOffset from UTC (positive means east of Greenwich)
is_dstboolNullableTrue if this is a daylight-savings abbreviation

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