Jean-Christophe Roux <jcxxr@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > I am a bit sorry to come back on that topic but I just cannot get it right. How comes that > select now() at time zone 'EST' > returns > "2006-10-04 15:59:26.713623" > when it is actually 16:59 on the east coast? USA east coast is currently on EDT ... not EST. In PG 8.1 and later you can say AT TIME ZONE 'EST5EDT' or AT TIME ZONE 'America/New_York' to get the behavior I think you are after. regards, tom lane