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 does not use 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
.
pg_timezone_names
ColumnsColumn Type
Description
name
text
Time zone name
abbrev
text
Time zone abbreviation
utc_offset
interval
Offset from UTC (positive means east of Greenwich)
is_dst
bool
True if currently observing daylight savings