How To Change TimeZone on AlmaLinux 10

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In this wiki article, we will learn how to change the timezone in AlmaLinux 9 using the timedatectl command.

To check your current TimeZone

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To get detailed information current date, time, and timezone on AlamaLinux use the timedatectl command.

timedatectl

Output:

[root@vps ~]# timedatectl
               Local time: Fri 2025-05-30 06:00:48 UTC
           Universal time: Fri 2025-05-30 06:00:48 UTC
                 RTC time: Fri 2025-05-30 06:00:48
                Time zone: Etc/UCT (UTC, +0000)
System clock synchronized: yes
              NTP service: active
          RTC in local TZ: no

The TimeZone configuration on AlmaLinux 9 OS is stored set by the /etc/localtime file. This file is a symbolic link to a timezone file under /usr/share/zoneinfo.

To get a basic view of the timezone you can ls the file to its symbolic link.

ls -l /etc/localtime

Output:

[root@vps ~]# ls -l /etc/localtime
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 29 May 28 14:18 /etc/localtime -> ../usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/UCT

Listing TimeZones

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Using timedatectl command to list TimeZones,

timedatectl list-timezones

Output:

[root@vps ~]# timedatectl list-timezones
Africa/Abidjan
Africa/Accra
Africa/Addis_Ababa
Africa/Algiers
Africa/Asmara
Africa/Asmera
Africa/Bamako
Africa/Bangui
Africa/Banjul
Africa/Bissau
Africa/Blantyre
Africa/Brazzaville
Africa/Bujumbura
Africa/Cairo
Africa/Casablanca
Africa/Ceuta
Africa/Conakry
Africa/Dakar
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Africa/Djibouti
Africa/Douala
Africa/El_Aaiun
Africa/Freetown

Once you have the list of timezones, you can set the one you prefer.

timedatectl set-timezone your_time_zone

Example:

timedatectl set-timezone Africa/Malabo

To confirm your changes were applied by running the timedatactl command.

timedatectl

Output:

[root@vps ~]# timedatectl set-timezone Africa/Malabo
[root@vps ~]# timedatectl
               Local time: Fri 2025-05-30 07:06:15 WAT
           Universal time: Fri 2025-05-30 06:06:15 UTC
                 RTC time: Fri 2025-05-30 06:06:15
                Time zone: Africa/Malabo (WAT, +0100)
System clock synchronized: yes
              NTP service: active
          RTC in local TZ: no