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pg_timezone_names

Read the PG 18 manual

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.

Reading PG 18current·documented in 21 of 24 versions, 8.2 to 20

Kind
System views
Columns in this snapshot
4
Definition source
English manual
Metadata snapshot
18.6

Columns 4

As listed in the PostgreSQL 18 manual.

ColumnTypeDescription / reference
nametextTime zone name
abbrevtextTime zone abbreviation
utc_offsetintervalOffset from UTC (positive means east of Greenwich)
is_dstboolTrue if currently observing daylight savings
Column history across versions
Version history 3
  1. 9.5 → 9.6 reworded
  2. 9.0 → 9.1 reworded
  3. 8.1 → 8.2 added

Definition snapshot: english-manuals:ea84334cdf945db8d26f95fecdf… · English manual source