# File lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb, line 169
          def new_time(year, mon, mday, hour, min, sec, microsec)
            # Treat 0000-00-00 00:00:00 as nil.
            return nil if year.nil? || year == 0

            Time.send(Base.default_timezone, year, mon, mday, hour, min, sec, microsec)
          # Over/underflow to DateTime
          rescue ArgumentError, TypeError
            zone_offset = Base.default_timezone == :local ? DateTime.local_offset : 0
            DateTime.civil(year, mon, mday, hour, min, sec, zone_offset) rescue nil
          end