of time zone names that are recognized by <command>SET TIMEZONE</>,
along with their associated abbreviations, UTC offsets,
and daylight-savings status. (Technically,
- <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> uses <acronym>UT1</> rather
- than UTC because leap seconds are not handled.)
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> does not use UTC because leap
+ seconds are not handled.)
Unlike the abbreviations shown in <link
linkend="view-pg-timezone-abbrevs"><structname>pg_timezone_abbrevs</structname></link>, many of these names imply a set of daylight-savings transition
date rules. Therefore, the associated information changes across local DST
The time zone offset from UTC, measured in seconds. Positive values
correspond to time zones east of UTC, negative values to
zones west of UTC. (Technically,
- <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> uses <acronym>UT1</> because
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> does not use UTC because
leap seconds are not handled.)
</para>
</listitem>