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

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 :)

"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.

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!

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

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.

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

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 solved it for me (and my wife): Type this in the terminal to confirm the right timezone

sudo systemsetup -listtimezones

Then type

sudo systemsetup -settimezone Pacific/Auckland

This did not: run "sudo rm /var/db/timed/com.apple.timed.plist"

it worked! thank you !

After typing the terminal command, make sure to restart!

it worked for me too, the only thing I had to do before STEP 5 was re-starting the Mac. This was a very big help, thank you so much.

This has worked for me, in library/preferences I deleted com.apple.timezone.auto.plist and after a restart the time was correct again. The other terminal solution did not work for me.

same issue, MBP 16, Intel, Sonoma 14.1.1 - tried [rm /var/db/timed/com.apple.timed.plist] but constantly got no such file or directory message. Restart helped.

You must reboot before applying the automatic sync setting.

Thank you. It works. Reboot before seting time to auto.

To be honest, it is very annoying. Currently, I am able to work around by toggling ON/OFF "Set time and date automatically", it should work immediately without restarting Mac. Hope this help.