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Modify System Time Zone

Please note that if you are using FLY Tools with FLY OS version 3.3.4, you can directly use FLY Tools to modify the time zone. For other software, please follow the instructions below.

sudo timedatectl set-timezone <TIMEZONE>

Replace <TIMEZONE> with the time zone code you wish to use. You can find time zone codes on the iana.org website. For example, if you want to change your system's time zone to Beijing time (Asia/Shanghai), you can enter the following command:

sudo timedatectl set-timezone Asia/Shanghai

Now, your system time zone has been successfully changed to Shanghai time. You can verify the time zone setting with the following command:

date

Pacific Region​

Time ZoneChinese Name
Pacific/MajuroMajuro
Pacific/MidwayMidway
Pacific/HonoluluHonolulu
Pacific/GuamGuam
Pacific/AucklandAuckland
Pacific/FijiFiji
Pacific/TongatapuTongatapu

America​

Time ZoneChinese Name
Aerica/AnchorageAnchorage
Aerica/Los_AngelesUnited States Pacific Time (Los Angeles)
Aerica/TijuanaUnited States Pacific Time (Tijuana)
Aerica/PhoenixUnited States Mountain Time (Phoenix)
Aerica/ChihuahuaChihuahua
Aerica/DenverUnited States Mountain Time (Denver)
Aerica/Costa_RicaUnited States Central Time (Costa Rica)
Aerica/ChicagoUnited States Central Time (Chicago)
Aerica/Mexico_CityUnited States Central Time (Mexico City)
Aerica/ReginaUnited States Central Time (Regina)
Aerica/BogotaColombia Time (Bogotá)
Aerica/New_YorkUnited States Eastern Time (New York)
Aerica/CaracasVenezuela Time (Caracas)
Aerica/BarbadosAtlantic Time (Barbados)
Aerica/ManausAmazon Standard Time (Manaus)
Aerica/SantiagoSantiago
Aerica/St_JohnsNewfoundland Time (St. John’s)
Aerica/Sao_PauloSao Paulo
Aerica/Argentina/Buenos_AiresBuenos Aires
Aerica/GodthabGodthab
Aerica/MontevideoUruguay Time (Montevideo)

Atlantic​

Time ZoneChinese Name
Aantic/South_GeorgiaSouth Georgia
Aantic/AzoresAzores
Aantic/Cape_VerdeCape Verde
Africa/CasablancaCasablanca

Europe​

Time ZoneChinese Name
Europe/LondonGreenwich Mean Time (London)
Europe/AmsterdamCentral European Time (Amsterdam)
Europe/BelgradeCentral European Time (Belgrade)
Europe/BrusselsCentral European Time (Brussels)
Europe/SarajevoCentral European Time (Sarajevo)
Europe/AthensEastern European Time (Athens)
Europe/HelsinkiEastern European Time (Helsinki)
Europe/MinskMinsk
Europe/MoscowMoscow

Africa​

Time ZoneChinese Name
Africa/WindhoekWindhoek
Africa/BrazzavilleWest African Time (Brazzaville)
Africa/CairoEastern European Time (Cairo)
Africa/HarareCentral African Time (Harare)
Africa/NairobiEast African Time (Nairobi)

Asia​

Time ZoneChinese Name
Asia/AmmanEastern European Time (Amman)
Asia/BeirutEastern European Time (Beirut)
Asia/JerusalemIsraeli Time (Jerusalem)
Asia/BaghdadBaghdad
Asia/KuwaitKuwait
Asia/TehranIran Time (Tehran)
Asia/BakuBaku
Asia/TbilisiTbilisi
Asia/YerevanYerevan
Asia/DubaiDubai
Asia/KabulAfghanistan Time (Kabul)
Asia/KarachiKarachi
Asia/OralUral
Asia/YekaterinburgYekaterinburg
Asia/CalcuttaCalcutta
Asia/ColomboColombo
Asia/KatmanduNepal Time (Katmandu)
Asia/AlmatyAlmaty
Asia/RangoonBurma Time (Rangoon)
Asia/KrasnoyarskKrasnoyarsk
Asia/BangkokBangkok
Asia/ShanghaiChina Standard Time (Beijing)
Asia/Hong_KongHong Kong Time (Hong Kong)
Asia/IrkutskIrkutsk Time (Irkutsk)
Asia/Kuala_LumpurKuala Lumpur
Australia/PerthPerth
Asia/TaipeiTaipei Time (Taipei)
Asia/SeoulSeoul
Asia/TokyoJapan Time (Tokyo)
Asia/YakutskYakutsk Time (Yakutsk)
Asia/VladivostokVladivostok Time (Vladivostok)
Asia/MagadanMagadan Time (Magadan)

Oceania​

Time ZoneChinese Name
Australia/AdelaideAdelaide
Australia/DarwinDarwin
Australia/BrisbaneBrisbane
Australia/HobartHobart
Australia/SydneySydney