Oracle PL/SQL Tutorial/Date Timestamp Functions/SYS EXTRACT UTC

SYS_EXTRACT_UTC(x) converts the TIMESTAMP WITH TIMEZONE x to a TIMESTAMP containing the date and time in UTC.

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SQL> SQL> SELECT SYS_EXTRACT_UTC(TIMESTAMP "2005-05-13 19:15:26 PST") FROM dual; SYS_EXTRACT_UTC(TIMESTAMP"2005-05-1319:15:26PST")

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