Oracle DATE column - How to convert to UTC
SYS_EXTRACT_UTC

SQL&gt; SELECT SYS_EXTRACT_UTC(TIMESTAMP '2000-03-28 11:30:00.00 -08:00') FROM DUAL;

SYS_EXTRACT_UTC(TIMESTAMP'2000-03-2811:30:00.00-08:00')
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28-MAR-00 07.30.00.000000000 PM