We can make use of the date command to get the current date and time.
Example:
$ date
Mon Aug 14 07:00:03 GMT 2023If you just want to display the current time then you can add the date formatting string as follows.
$ date +'%H:%M:%S'
07:21:22
If you want to know the time of a specific location, then you can make use of the timezone string.
List for Timezones Time using Bash Date Command:
| Timezone | Bash Command to Get Current Time |
|---|---|
| UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) | date -u |
| New York (Eastern Time Zone) | TZ="America/New_York" date |
| Los Angeles (Pacific Time Zone) | TZ="America/Los_Angeles" date |
| Chicago (Central Time Zone) | TZ="America/Chicago" date |
| Denver (Mountain Time Zone) | TZ="America/Denver" date |
| Phoenix (Mountain Standard Time) | TZ="America/Phoenix" date |
| Anchorage (Alaska Time Zone) | TZ="America/Anchorage" date |
| Honolulu (Hawaii-Aleutian Time) | TZ="Pacific/Honolulu" date |
| London (Greenwich Mean Time) | TZ="Europe/London" date |
| Paris (Central European Time) | TZ="Europe/Paris" date |
| Berlin (Central European Time) | TZ="Europe/Berlin" date |
| Rome (Central European Time) | TZ="Europe/Rome" date |
| Athens (Eastern European Time) | TZ="Europe/Athens" date |
| Moscow (Moscow Standard Time) | TZ="Europe/Moscow" date |
| Tokyo (Japan Standard Time) | TZ="Asia/Tokyo" date |
| Sydney (Australian Eastern Time) | TZ="Australia/Sydney" date |
| Mumbai (Indian Standard Time) | TZ="Asia/Kolkata" date |
| Beijing (China Standard Time) | TZ="Asia/Shanghai" date |
| Hong Kong (Hong Kong Time) | TZ="Asia/Hong_Kong" date |
| Riyadh (Arabian Standard Time) | TZ="Asia/Riyadh" date |
| Dubai (Gulf Standard Time) | TZ="Asia/Dubai" date |
| Johannesburg (South Africa Time) | TZ="Africa/Johannesburg" date |
| Sao Paulo (Brasília Time) | TZ="America/Sao_Paulo" date |
| New Delhi (India Standard Time) | TZ="Asia/Kolkata" date |
| Toronto (Eastern Time Zone) | TZ="America/Toronto" date |
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