macOS Sonoma is ready for its public release. The new Mac operating system will drop on Tuesday, just over a week after iOS 17, watchOS 10 and iPadOS 17 launched.
If you can’t wait to try out the next major macOS build, you might want to know its exact release time on September 26 so you can update your Mac as soon as possible. If that’s the case, find the exact macOS Sonoma release time in your area below.
macOS Sonoma release time on September 26
Whenever Apple announces the release date of an OS, it never mentions the exact time the update will go live. The company did the same with iOS 17 and iPadOS 17’s release earlier this month; macOS Sonoma is no exception. But based on the company’s track record, new OS builds typically drop around 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern. So, expect macOS Sonoma to release at about the same time Tuesday.
You can find macOS Sonoma’s release time in various other time zones below. All times are for September 26 unless otherwise noted.
- Afghanistan: 9:30 p.m.
- Algeria: 6 p.m.
- Australia: 3 a.m. (Wednesday, September 27)
- Australia, Northern Territory: 2:30 a.m. (Wednesday, September 27)
- Western Australia: 3 a.m. (Wednesday, September 27)
- Austria: 7 p.m.
- Bangladesh: 11 p.m.
- Belarus: 8 p.m.
- Bolivia: 1 p.m.
- Brazil: 2 p.m.
- Bulgaria: 8 p.m.
- Canada: 11 a.m.
- Canada (east): 1 p.m.
- China: 1 a.m. (Wednesday, September 27)
- Colombia: 12 p.m.
- Egypt: 8 p.m.
- Europe: 7 p.m.
- Finland: 8 p.m.
- India: 8:30 p.m.
- Iran: 8:30 p.m.
- Iraq: 8 p.m.
- Japan: 2 a.m. (Wednesday, September 27)
- Qatar: 8 p.m.
- Russia: 5 a.m. (Wednesday, September 27)
- Saudi Arabia: 8 p.m.
- Singapore: 1 a.m. (Wednesday, September 27)
- South Africa: 7 p.m.
- South Korea: 2 a.m. (Wednesday, September 27)
- Thailand: 12:01 a.m. (Wednesday, September 27)
- United Arab Emirates: 9 p.m.
- United Kingdom: 6 p.m.
If your city is not mentioned above, find the local macOS Sonoma release time here.
macOS Sonoma is all about minor improvements
macOS Sonoma does not bring a ton of significant headline new features. Instead, it brings several minor but important usability improvements, like interactive desktop widgets, video screensavers, enhanced Safari, predictive inline text and more. Go through our list of the top new macOS Sonoma features to discover what you should try first after installing the update.
As for macOS Sonoma compatibility, Apple dropped support for several Intel-based Macs with this release. The new operating system will only work on Macs launched in 2018 or later, with all previous models unsupported.
