Timezone Toolkit

Offsets and DST

TZ_ABBR

Returns the short time zone abbreviation for an instant.

Syntax

=TZ_ABBR(zone, [datetime])

Parameters

Namezone
Typetext
DescriptionIANA time zone.
Namedatetime?
Typetext, number, or date
DescriptionInstant to evaluate. Defaults to now.

Returns

A short abbreviation such as "PST" or "PDT".

Example

=TZ_ABBR("America/Los_Angeles", "2026-01-15")

Result: PST

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