Mac (version sonoma 14.1.1) gave me wrong date and time when setting it to automatic

why Apple idiots don’t think and test before releasing updates.

this is working for me, but Apple have to do some thing in coming update.

1. set the date and time to manual.
2. open terminal.
3. type in this command: sudo rm /var/db/timed/com.apple.timed.plist
4. press return. you'll get that you have to enter your password.
5. enter password (note that the password will not be showing on the screen while typing).
6. reboot
7. then try going back to settings and set the date and time to automatic. it should work.

Thank you for the inspiration! It worked for me with some minor adjustments. If you encounter an error like "no such file or directory" or similar, as I did, there's no need to boot your Mac into safe mode. Simply enter superuser mode by running the following command:

sudo su

Enter your password and then run command that @AymanDemachkie specified:

rm /var/db/timed/com.apple.timed.plist

Restart your mac and apply Automatic date and time again and enjoy the real time :)

Thank you so much..I was almost convinced that some battery in the board has died.

my setting was anyways Automatic sync setting so i did the below

Set time and date automatically - off

Set time zone automatically using your current location - off

Open terminal - run "sudo rm /var/db/timed/com.apple.timed.plist"

Enter password

Change the settings of Set time and date automatically & Set time zone automatically using your current location to on

Reboot the system

It did not work for me. I am using Macbook Pro 13 inch 2020 model, and the OS is Sonomo 14.1.1. However I have been trying everything written on the internet, none of them solved the problem

None of the steps suggested in here or the original post worked for me. I had to manually over-ride the clock otherwise it won't even let me browse! I tried other NTP servers and it's still the same! This is a critical bug!! This happened to me twice and it messed up my document save dates! How is it that Apple does not know this?

My battery also dies if I leave it unplugged overnight on a full charge! Any other leads?

Having exactly the same issue. Laptop battery fully drained from full while asleep and unplugged for an hour. Automatic date and time not working upon charging again. Followed all online forum help including above.

None of these worked for me. I couldn't change the Timezone. This worked https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/117994/is-there-a-fast-way-to-switch-system-time-zone-from-the-command-line#117995

Type this in the terminal to confirm the right timezone

sudo systemsetup -listtimezones

Then type

sudo systemsetup -settimezone Pacific/Auckland

I did get the following error but it still worked

2024-01-12 02:21:13.494 systemsetup[1518:15883] ### Error:-99 File:/AppleInternal/Library/BuildRoots/0032d1ee-80fd-11ee-8227-6aecfccc70fe/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/Admin/InternetServices.m Line:379

Set TimeZone: Pacific/Auckland

Now I can safely set the following

This looked like it didnt work for me- as kept saying “command not found”.

however I rebooted anyway, and when it came back on- the time was corrected. So give it a go even if it looks like the command wasn’t entered correctly

The reboot step makes all the difference!

Well, my M1 Mac mini is running macOS Sonoma 14.2.I have Location Services turn on. Regardless, it's has the incorrect time. I tried several times to manually set the time. However, it seems to reset the time on every boot.

NOTE:

My system doesn't show any options for setting the time to CST. The Time zone is hard-set (unchangeable) from PST. It shows CA, NV, and Mexico (West Coast) ONLY as the closest city. Regardless to me living near Canada, its keeps defaulting to PST Cupertino, CA.

What exactly is the point of Location Services again?

"Set time and date automatically" kept changing the date to 26 July 2023 with a time of 3:11am. This occurred in early December 2023 for no apparent reason.

This terminal command fixed this issue!

Opened Terminal inputted the line, entered password.

Then did a restart.

Turn Auto Time update back on and now my date and time are correct.

it did not work for me, i use the in the terminal: "sudo sntp -sS time.apple.com" but goes back after a few minutes.

I had this problem, and nothing seemed to work. Using the terminal would just fix it for a few minutes. The solution was to install the last update to 14.3. The trick was installation was nos progressing and stuck on 5 minutes. To finally solve it I had to log-in in safe mode and then install the update. Now the clock is working.

Remember that Apple Silicon devices changed the way you get in safe mode. You have to hold the power button until you see the boot options, and then select the HD while pressing shift. Good luck!

Anybody knows if there are any plans to fix this properly? For me the fix worked for a couple of weeks but then I had to repeat the deletion of the timed.plist file.