diff --git a/notmuch-time.c b/notmuch-time.c
index 2734b36a..b1ec4bdc 100644
--- a/notmuch-time.c
+++ b/notmuch-time.c
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ notmuch_time_relative_date (const void *ctx, time_t then)
     time_t delta;
     char *result;
 
-    localtime_r (&now, &tm_now);
-    localtime_r (&then, &tm_then);
+    gmtime_r (&now, &tm_now);
+    gmtime_r (&then, &tm_then);
 
     result = talloc_zero_size (ctx, RELATIVE_DATE_MAX);
     if (result == NULL)
@@ -79,16 +79,16 @@ notmuch_time_relative_date (const void *ctx, time_t then)
 	    delta < DAY)
 	{
 	    strftime (result, RELATIVE_DATE_MAX,
-		      "Today %R", &tm_then); /* Today 12:30 */
+		      "Today %k·%M", &tm_then); /* Today 12·30 */
 	    return result;
 	} else if ((tm_now.tm_wday + 7 - tm_then.tm_wday) % 7 == 1) {
 	    strftime (result, RELATIVE_DATE_MAX,
-		      "Yest. %R", &tm_then); /* Yest. 12:30 */
+		      "Yest. %k·%M", &tm_then); /* Yest. 12·30 */
 	    return result;
 	} else {
 	    if (tm_then.tm_wday != tm_now.tm_wday) {
 		strftime (result, RELATIVE_DATE_MAX,
-			  "%a. %R", &tm_then); /* Mon. 12:30 */
+			  "%a. %k·%M", &tm_then); /* Mon. 12·30 */
 		return result;
 	    }
 	}