Why is my Mac displaying the wrong date?

My MAC is saying the date is April 1, 1976! How do I fix this??

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Posted on Aug 22, 2024 11:56 AM

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sventek_

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Aug 22, 2024 12:14 PM in response to Gracefunk

Try opening a Terminal session, typing this in, and hitting enter:

sudo sntp -sS time.apple.com

BDAqua

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Aug 22, 2024 3:26 PM in response to sventek_

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