Oracle DBTIMEZONE function

How to get the value of the Database time zone?

DBTIMEZONE function returns the value of the database time zone.

Parameters:

No parameters or arguments.

Syntax:

DBTIMEZONE

Return type:

The return type is a time zone offset (a character type in the format '[+|-]TZH:TZM') or a time zone region name. It depends on how the user specified the database time zone value in the most recent CREATE DATABASE or ALTER DATABASE statement.

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Example: Oracle DBTIMEZONE function

The following statement assumes that the database time zone is set to UTC time zone:

SQL> SELECT DBTIMEZONE FROM DUAL;

Sample Output:

DBTIMEZONE
-------------
+00:00

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