How To Change the TimeZone on Ubuntu 25.04

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In this guide, we will learn how to change the Timezone on Ubuntu 25.04 using the timedatectl command.

Check your Current TimeZone

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To view the current date, time, and timezone information, use the following command:

timedatectl

Output:

root@server:~# timedatectl
               Local time: Mon 2025-04-28 19:03:53 UTC
           Universal time: Mon 2025-04-28 19:03:53 UTC
                 RTC time: Mon 2025-04-28 19:03:53
                Time zone: Etc/UTC (UTC, +0000)
System clock synchronized: yes
              NTP service: active
          RTC in local TZ: no

The TimeZone configuration is stored in /etc/localtime, which is a symbolic link to a timezone file under /usr/share/zoneinfo/.

To verify this symbolic link:

ls -l /etc/localtime

Output:

root@server:~# ls -l /etc/localtime
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Apr 15 17:21 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/UTC

Listing Available TimeZones

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You can list all available timezones with:

timedatectl list-timezones

Output:

root@ubuntu25:~# timedatectl list-timezones
Africa/Abidjan
Africa/Accra
Africa/Addis_Ababa
Africa/Algiers
Africa/Asmara
Africa/Bamako
Africa/Bangui
Africa/Banjul
Africa/Bissau
Africa/Blantyre
...

Set your Preferred TimeZone

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Once you find your preferred timezone from the list, set it with:

timedatectl set-timezone your_time_zone

Example:

timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York

Confirm that the change has been applied:

timedatectl

Output:

root@server:~# timedatectl
               Local time: Mon 2025-04-28 15:08:55 EDT
           Universal time: Mon 2025-04-28 19:08:55 UTC
                 RTC time: Mon 2025-04-28 19:08:55
                Time zone: America/New_York (EDT, -0400)
System clock synchronized: yes
              NTP service: active
          RTC in local TZ: no

This concludes changing the timezone on Ubuntu 25.04!