Timedatectl
Here’s another way of setting your server’s timezone. See all the options under North America.
<pre lang="bash">
timedatectl list-timezones | grep -i America
Set timezone.
<pre lang="bash">
timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York
To check.
<pre lang="bash">
date
Restart cron if needed.
<pre lang="bash">
systemctl restart cron.service