=?utf-8?q?PG_Doc_comments_form?= <nore...@postgresql.org> writes: > We are exporting data from postgres into another "all in one" data store, > and i had a quick question regarding the time offsets. The UTC_OFFSET, does > it change when IS_DST is true/false?
Yes; utc_offset reflects the zone's current offset from UTC, so it changes with the seasons if the zone has DST laws. > Or do I need to take the UTC_OFFSET > interval and then possibly add 1 more if IS_DST is true? Prepare to be disappointed; you can't assume it works like that. See the thread starting here: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2017-December/025682.html You haven't said what it is you are hoping to accomplish, so it's hard to say if there's some safer way to do it. regards, tom lane
