# Set Timezone Ubuntu

## Changing the Timezone Using the `timedatectl` Command

Before changing the timezone, you’ll need to find out the long name for the timezone you want to use. The timezones are using “Region/City” format.

To list all available time zones, you can either list the files in the `/usr/share/zoneinfo` directory or invoke the `timedatectl` command with the `list-timezones` option:

```bash
timedatectl list-timezones
```

```bash
...
America/Montevideo
America/Nassau
America/New_York
America/Nipigon
America/Nome
America/Noronha
...
```

Once you identify which time zone is accurate to your location, run the following command as sudo user:

```bash
sudo timedatectl set-timezone your_time_zone
```

For instance, to change the system’s timezone to `Asia/Jakarta`:

```bash
sudo timedatectl set-timezone Asia/Jakarta
```

Invoke the `timedatectl` command to verify the changes:

```bash
timedatectl
```

```bash
               Local time: Wed 2020-05-06 15:41:42 EDT  
           Universal time: Wed 2020-05-06 19:41:42 UTC  
                 RTC time: Wed 2020-05-06 19:41:48      
                Time zone: America/New_York (EDT, -0400)
System clock synchronized: yes                         
              NTP service: active                      
          RTC in local TZ: no
```

srv : Changing the Timezone Using the `timedatectl` Command

Before changing the timezone, you’ll need to find out the long name for the timezone you want to use. The timezones are using “Region/City” format.

To list all available time zones, you can either list the files in the `/usr/share/zoneinfo` directory or invoke the `timedatectl` command with the `list-timezones` option:

```bash
timedatectl list-timezones
```

```bash
...
America/Montevideo
America/Nassau
America/New_York
America/Nipigon
America/Nome
America/Noronha
...
```

Once you identify which time zone is accurate to your location, run the following command as sudo user:

```bash
sudo timedatectl set-timezone your_time_zone
```

For instance, to change the system’s timezone to `America/New_York`:

```bash
sudo timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York
```

Invoke the `timedatectl` command to verify the changes:

```plaintext
timedatectl
```

```plaintext
               Local time: Wed 2020-05-06 15:41:42 EDT  
           Universal time: Wed 2020-05-06 19:41:42 UTC  
                 RTC time: Wed 2020-05-06 19:41:48      
                Time zone: America/New_York (EDT, -0400)
System clock synchronized: yes                         
              NTP service: active                      
          RTC in local TZ: no
```

src = [https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-set-or-change-timezone-on-ubuntu-20-04/#changing-the-timezone-using-the-timedatectl-command](https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-set-or-change-timezone-on-ubuntu-20-04/#changing-the-timezone-using-the-timedatectl-command)