Convert a UTC timezone in postgresql to EST (local time)

Question

I am new to PostgreSQL and I was wondering if there is a direct way to just convert the timestamp values in a table to a different timezone using a function. In my case it i

Answer 1

I had the same problem, I am working with different regions and timezones, I need to just fix the timezone in the query the way it doesn't effect other customers around the regions and I havent changed the table structure or any thing(Open–closed principle) . What I did In my query: SELECT TO_CHAR(current_timestamp at time zone 'Australia/Melbourne', 'DD/MM/YYYY hh24:mi AM') as date_of_extract This worked for me and I could change the 'UTC' defult timezone for my postgressql to the 'Australia/Melbourne'(any time zone you are looking into). hope this is helpful.