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This section describes functions and operators for examining and manipulating [`TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE`
(or `TIMESTAMPTZ`) values]({% link docs/sql/data_types/timestamp.md %}).

See also the related [`TIMESTAMP` functions]({% link docs/sql/functions/timestamptz.md %}).

Despite the name, these values do not store a time zone – just an instant like `TIMESTAMP`.
Instead, they request that the instant be binned and formatted using the current time zone, see the [blog post on DuckDB's timezone support]({% post_url 2022-01-06-time-zones %}) for more information.
(or `TIMESTAMPTZ`) values]({% link docs/sql/data_types/timestamp.md %}). See also the related [`TIMESTAMP` functions]({% link docs/sql/functions/timestamp.md %}).

Time zone support is provided by the built-in [ICU extension]({% link docs/extensions/icu.md %}).

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## Calendars

The ICU extension also supports [non-Gregorian calendars]({% link docs/sql/data_types/timestamp.md %}#calendars).
The ICU extension also supports [non-Gregorian calendars]({% link docs/sql/data_types/timestamp.md %}#calendar-support).
If such a calendar is current, then the display and binning operations will use that calendar.

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