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### `time_zone` [esql-time_zone]
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The default timezone to be used in the query. Defaults to UTC, and overrides the `time_zone` request parameter. See [timezones](/reference/query-languages/esql/esql-rest.md#esql-timezones).

**Type**: `keyword`

**Example**

```esql
SET time_zone = "+05:00";
TS k8s
| WHERE @timestamp == "2024-05-10T00:04:49.000Z"
| STATS by @timestamp, bucket = TBUCKET(3 hours)
| SORT @timestamp
| LIMIT 2
```