Time offsets to UTC in MySQL

The offset from UTC is given in the format ±[hh]:[mm], ±[hh][mm], or ±[hh]. It is appended to the time. The offset from UTC changes with daylight saving time, e.g. a time offset in Chicago, would be "-06:00" for the winter (Central Standard Time) and "-05:00" for the summer (Central Daylight Time).

The following times all refer to the same moment: "18:30Z", "22:30+04", "1130-0700", and "15:00-03:30". Nautical time zone letters are not used with the exception of Z. To calculate UTC time one has to subtract the offset from the local time, e.g. for "15:00-03:30" do 15:00 − (−03:30) to get 18:30 UTC.

The offset can also be used in the case where the UTC time is known, but the local offset is not. In this case the offset is "-00:00", which is semantically different from "Z" or "+00:00", as these imply that UTC is the preferred reference point for those times.

SELECT CONVERT_TZ('2004-01-01 11:30:00','-07:00','+00:00');