Time In Linux | setting time zones Check your timezone on Linux by typing in timedatectl command. Output: $ timedatectl Local time: Wed 2019-10-16 22:26:23 UTC Universal time: Wed 2019-10-16 22:26:23 UTC RTC time: Wed 2019-10-16 22:26:24 Time zone: Etc/UTC (UTC, +0000) System clock synchronized: no systemd-timesyncd.service active: inactive RTC in local TZ: no If you don't know your time zone, find it and copy it.  timedatectl list-timezones Set your time zone: timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York Make sure it worked: timedatectl Or Go here. It tells you everything you need there.      - https://devconnected.com/how-to-set-date-and-time-on-linux/