NEW_TIME

NEW_TIME converts the date and time from one time zone to another. Before using this function, set the NLS_DATE_FORMAT parameter to display 24-hour time.

Return Value

DATE

Syntax

NEW_TIME(date, timezone1, timezone2)

Arguments

date is a datetime expression to be converted to a new time zone.

timezone1 is the time zone of date.

timezone2 is the new time zone.

The time zone arguments are limited to the values inTable 3-2. For other time zones, use FROM_TZ.

Table 3-2 Time Zones

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

Example

NEW_TIME(SYSDATE, 'PST', 'EST') returns a value such as 18-JAN-07 04:38:07 in Eastern Standard Time when SYSDATE is 18-JAN-07 01:38:07 in Pacific Standard Time. For this example, NLS_DATE_FORMAT is set to DD-MON-RR HH:MI:SS.