Configure Timezone Settings on Raspberry Pi Raspbian Wheezy

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Below is an example on how to configure date and timezone settings on your Raspberry Pi Raspbian Wheezy. The following example is based on Debian Linux and it is working perfectly with Raspbian Wheezy for Raspberry Pi.

pi@raspi: ~ $ sudo -i
password:
root@raspi:~# tzselect 
Please identify a location so that time zone rules can be set correctly.
Please select a continent or ocean.
 1) Africa
 2) Americas
 3) Antarctica
 4) Arctic Ocean
 5) Asia
 6) Atlantic Ocean
 7) Australia
 8) Europe
 9) Indian Ocean
10) Pacific Ocean
11) none - I want to specify the time zone using the Posix TZ format.
#? 5
Please select a country.
 1) Afghanistan		  18) Israel		    35) Palestine
 2) Armenia		  19) Japan		    36) Philippines
 3) Azerbaijan		  20) Jordan		    37) Qatar
 4) Bahrain		  21) Kazakhstan	    38) Russia
 5) Bangladesh		  22) Korea (North)	    39) Saudi Arabia
 6) Bhutan		  23) Korea (South)	    40) Singapore
 7) Brunei		  24) Kuwait		    41) Sri Lanka
 8) Cambodia		  25) Kyrgyzstan	    42) Syria
 9) China		  26) Laos		    43) Taiwan
10) Cyprus		  27) Lebanon		    44) Tajikistan
11) East Timor		  28) Macau		    45) Thailand
12) Georgia		  29) Malaysia		    46) Turkmenistan
13) Hong Kong		  30) Mongolia		    47) United Arab Emirates
14) India		  31) Myanmar (Burma)	    48) Uzbekistan
15) Indonesia		  32) Nepal		    49) Vietnam
16) Iran		  33) Oman		    50) Yemen
17) Iraq		  34) Pakistan
#? 15
Please select one of the following time zone regions.
1) Java & Sumatra
2) west & central Borneo
3) east & south Borneo, Sulawesi (Celebes), Bali, Nusa Tengarra, west Timor
4) west New Guinea (Irian Jaya) & Malukus (Moluccas)
#? 1

The following information has been given:

	Indonesia
	Java & Sumatra

Therefore TZ='Asia/Jakarta' will be used.
Local time is now:	Sun Jul 28 08:02:57 WIT 2013.
Universal Time is now:	Sun Jul 28 01:02:57 UTC 2013.
Is the above information OK?
1) Yes
2) No
#? 1

You can make this change permanent for yourself by appending the line
	TZ='Asia/Jakarta'; export TZ
to the file '.profile' in your home directory; then log out and log in again.

Here is that TZ value again, this time on standard output so that you
can use the /usr/bin/tzselect command in shell scripts:
Asia/Jakarta
root@raspi:~#

Notes Update:
If any case that selecting timezone is not working, try to reconfigure your tzdata using dpkg-reconfigure tzdata command as root user and select your preferred time zone like the following example:

aryo@raspi~ $ date
Sun Sep 8 18:11:28 EDT 2013
aryo@raspi~ $ sudo -i
[sudo] password for aryo:
root@raspi:~# dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

Current default time zone: ‘Asia/Jakarta’
Local time is now: Mon Sep 9 05:13:41 WIT 2013.
Universal Time is now: Sun Sep 8 22:13:41 UTC 2013.

root@raspi:~# date
Mon Sep 9 05:13:47 WIT 2013
root@raspi:~#

Here’s a screenshot from executing dpkg-reconfigure tzdata command:

Screen Shot 2013-09-09 at 5.22.47 AM

35 Replies to “Configure Timezone Settings on Raspberry Pi Raspbian Wheezy”

  1. This just doesn’t seem to work for me….

    root@raspberrypi:~# tzselect
    Please identify a location so that time zone rules can be set correctly.
    Please select a continent or ocean.
    1) Africa
    2) Americas
    3) Antarctica
    4) Arctic Ocean
    5) Asia
    6) Atlantic Ocean
    7) Australia
    8) Europe
    9) Indian Ocean
    10) Pacific Ocean
    11) none – I want to specify the time zone using the Posix TZ format.
    #? 2
    Please select a country.
    1) Anguilla 28) Haiti
    2) Antigua & Barbuda 29) Honduras
    3) Argentina 30) Jamaica
    4) Aruba 31) Martinique
    5) Bahamas 32) Mexico
    6) Barbados 33) Montserrat
    7) Belize 34) Nicaragua
    8) Bolivia 35) Panama
    9) Bonaire Sint Eustatius & Saba 36) Paraguay
    10) Brazil 37) Peru
    11) Canada 38) Puerto Rico
    12) Cayman Islands 39) Sint Maarten
    13) Chile 40) St Barthelemy
    14) Colombia 41) St Kitts & Nevis
    15) Costa Rica 42) St Lucia
    16) Cuba 43) St Martin (French part)
    17) Curacao 44) St Pierre & Miquelon
    18) Dominica 45) St Vincent
    19) Dominican Republic 46) Suriname
    20) Ecuador 47) Trinidad & Tobago
    21) El Salvador 48) Turks & Caicos Is
    22) French Guiana 49) United States
    23) Greenland 50) Uruguay
    24) Grenada 51) Venezuela
    25) Guadeloupe 52) Virgin Islands (UK)
    26) Guatemala 53) Virgin Islands (US)
    27) Guyana
    #? 49
    Please select one of the following time zone regions.
    1) Eastern Time
    2) Eastern Time – Michigan – most locations
    3) Eastern Time – Kentucky – Louisville area
    4) Eastern Time – Kentucky – Wayne County
    5) Eastern Time – Indiana – most locations
    6) Eastern Time – Indiana – Daviess, Dubois, Knox & Martin Counties
    7) Eastern Time – Indiana – Pulaski County
    8) Eastern Time – Indiana – Crawford County
    9) Eastern Time – Indiana – Pike County
    10) Eastern Time – Indiana – Switzerland County
    11) Central Time
    12) Central Time – Indiana – Perry County
    13) Central Time – Indiana – Starke County
    14) Central Time – Michigan – Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron & Menominee Counties
    15) Central Time – North Dakota – Oliver County
    16) Central Time – North Dakota – Morton County (except Mandan area)
    17) Central Time – North Dakota – Mercer County
    18) Mountain Time
    19) Mountain Time – south Idaho & east Oregon
    20) Mountain Time – Navajo
    21) Mountain Standard Time – Arizona
    22) Pacific Time
    23) Alaska Time
    24) Alaska Time – Alaska panhandle
    25) Alaska Time – southeast Alaska panhandle
    26) Alaska Time – Alaska panhandle neck
    27) Alaska Time – west Alaska
    28) Aleutian Islands
    29) Metlakatla Time – Annette Island
    30) Hawaii
    #? 1

    The following information has been given:

    United States
    Eastern Time

    Therefore TZ=’America/New_York’ will be used.
    Local time is now: Thu Aug 22 12:09:55 EDT 2013.
    Universal Time is now: Thu Aug 22 16:09:55 UTC 2013.
    Is the above information OK?
    1) Yes
    2) No
    #? 1

    You can make this change permanent for yourself by appending the line
    TZ=’America/New_York’; export TZ
    to the file ‘.profile’ in your home directory; then log out and log in again.

    Here is that TZ value again, this time on standard output so that you
    can use the /usr/bin/tzselect command in shell scripts:
    America/New_York
    root@raspberrypi:~# date
    Thu Aug 22 17:09:58 BST 2013
    ——-

    … any suggestions?

    Reply ↓

    • Try reconfiguring your tzdata using dpkg-reconfigure tzdata command as root user and select your preferred time zone like the following example:

      aryo@raspi~ $ date
      Sun Sep 8 18:11:28 EDT 2013
      aryo@raspi~ $ sudo -i
      [sudo] password for aryo:
      root@raspi:~# dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

      Current default time zone: ‘Asia/Jakarta’
      Local time is now: Mon Sep 9 05:13:41 WIT 2013.
      Universal Time is now: Sun Sep 8 22:13:41 UTC 2013.

      root@raspi:~# date
      Mon Sep 9 05:13:47 WIT 2013
      root@raspi:~#

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  2. If you want the change to take effect, then either reboot if you have modified your .profile or run the command it tells you to add:
    TZ=’America/New_York’; export TZ

    Then type ‘date’

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  3. Thank you! I was going all over the place trying .profile and then rc.config and no matter what I put in each the timezone for Raspbian would stay UTC.

    After running dpkg-reconfigure tzdata it worked perfectly, rebooted and the settings stayed : )

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