timezoneabbreviation(
timezoneabbreviation(
TIMEZONE
,
DATE
)

The timezoneabbreviation( function returns the abbreviation of the specified time zone.

Parameters

This function has two parameters:

timezone – geographic area of the time zone. This parameter is optional – if omitted, the local time zone will be used (the local time zone can also be specified as local).

date – allows you to specify a date into the future. This parameter is optional – if omitted, today’s date will be used. Some time zones change abbreviation depending on the date, for example EST/EDT.

Description

This function returns the abbreviation of the specified time zone. For example, in California in the winter, this formula will return PST (Pacific Standard Time).

    timezoneabbreviation() ☞ PST

You can specify a different times zone (see converttimezone( for detailed information about specifying a time zone).

    timezoneabbreviation("Denver") ☞ MST

Some time zones have a different abbreviation at different times of the year. You can optionally find out the abbreviation for a specific date, like this:

    timezoneabbreviation("Denver",date("July 12") ☞ MDT

See Also

- converttimezone( -- converts a time or superdate from one time zone to another.
- daylightsavingstimeoffset( -- returns the current daylight saving time offset of the specified time zone.
- info("localtimezone") -- returns the local time zone for the current location of your computer.
- info("timezoneabbreviations") -- returns a dictionary of time zone abbreviations supported by the system.
- info("timezones") -- returns a list of time zone regions recognized by the system.
- nextdaylightsavingstimetransition( -- returns the next date on which a transition to or from daylight savings time occurs.
- timezonename( -- returns the continent and city of the specified time zone.

History

Version | Status | Notes
10.2 | New | New in this version