UTCDateTime

The UTCDateTime function returns the current system zoned date time aligned to UTC.

Syntax

UTCDateTime()

Zoned_date_time

Use the CurDateTime function instead of UTCDateTime if you want the current date time relative to the Pacific timezone.

select UTCDateTime() as UTC, 
TypeNameOf(UTCDateTime()),
CurDateTime() as Pacific,
TypeNameOf(CurDateTime()) 
from Empty();

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