51.90. pg_timezone_names
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
.
Table 51.91.
pg_timezone_names
Columns
| Name | 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
|
boolean
|
True if currently observing daylight savings |