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MaxCompute:CURRENT_TIMEZONE

Last Updated:Mar 26, 2026

Returns the time zone of the current project.

Syntax

STRING CURRENT_TIMEZONE()

Arguments

This function takes no arguments.

Return value

Returns a STRING value representing the current project's time zone.

Examples

Example 1: Get the current project time zone

SELECT CURRENT_TIMEZONE();
-- Returns Asia/Shanghai.

Example 2: Get the time zone after changing the project time zone to UTC

-- Change the project time zone to UTC.
SET odps.sql.timezone=Etc/GMT;

SELECT CURRENT_TIMEZONE();
-- Returns Etc/GMT.

Related functions

CURRENT_TIMEZONE is a date function. For more information about functions related to date calculation and conversion, see Date functions.