Timezone Toolkit

Offsets and DST

TZ_DST_PREVIOUS

Finds the previous offset or DST transition for a zone.

Syntax

=TZ_DST_PREVIOUS(zone, [datetime], [format])

Parameters

Namezone
Typetext
DescriptionIANA time zone.
Namedatetime?
Typetext, number, or date
DescriptionStarting instant. Defaults to now.
Nameformat?
Typetext
DescriptionOptional output preset or format pattern.

Returns

The local time just after the previous transition, or blank.

Example

=TZ_DST_PREVIOUS("America/New_York", "2026-06-01")

Result: 2026-03-08 03:00:00

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