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 54.32.
pg_timezone_names
Columns
Column 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
|