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Oracle NEW_TIME function

Generates a new date based on a given date and time zone and an input time zone in Oracle

The NEW_TIME() function is used to convert a date from timezone1 to a date in timezone2.

Syntax:

NEW_TIME(date, timezone1, timezone2)

Parameters:

Name Description
date Specified date.
timezone1 Original timezone.
timezone2 New timezone.

The arguments timezone1 and timezone2 can be any of these text strings:

Value Description
AST Atlantic Standard Time
ADT Atlantic Daylight Time
BST Bering Standard Time
BDT Bering Daylight Time
CST Central Standard Time
CDT Central Daylight Time
EST Eastern Standard Time
EDT Eastern Daylight Time
GMT Greenwich Mean Time
HST Alaska-Hawaii Standard Time
HDT Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time
MST Mountain Standard Time
MDT Mountain Daylight Time
NST Newfoundland Standard Time
PST Pacific Standard Time
PDT Pacific Daylight Time
YST Yukon Standard Time
YDT Yukon Daylight Time

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Examples: Oracle NEW_TIME() function

The following example returns a Central Standard Time, given the Pacific Standard time equivalent :

SQL> ALTER SESSION SET NLS_DATE_FORMAT =
  2     'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS';
Session altered.
SQL> SELECT NEW_TIME(TO_DATE(
  2     '03-04-2015 03:25:45', 'MM-DD-YY HH24:MI:SS'),
  3     'CST', 'PST') "New Date and Time" FROM DUAL;  
  
  

Sample Output:

New Date and Time
--------------------
  04-MAR-2015 01:25:45

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