diff --git a/includes/class-solrpower-sync.php b/includes/class-solrpower-sync.php
index 7e61a31e..e98055b3 100644
--- a/includes/class-solrpower-sync.php
+++ b/includes/class-solrpower-sync.php
@@ -288,26 +288,26 @@ function build_document(
 			$doc->setField( 'displaymodified', $post_info->post_modified );
 
 			$post_time = strtotime( $post_info->post_date );
-			$doc->setField( 'year_i', date( 'Y', $post_time ) );
-			$doc->setField( 'month_i', date( 'm', $post_time ) );
-			$doc->setField( 'day_i', date( 'd', $post_time ) );
-			$doc->setField( 'week_i', date( 'W', $post_time ) );
-			$doc->setField( 'dayofweek_i', ( date( 'w', $post_time ) + 1 ) );
-			$doc->setField( 'dayofweek_iso_i', date( 'w', $post_time ) );
-			$doc->setField( 'hour_i', date( 'H', $post_time ) );
-			$doc->setField( 'minute_i', date( 'i', $post_time ) );
-			$doc->setField( 'second_i', date( 's', $post_time ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'year_i', gmdate( 'Y', $post_time ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'month_i', gmdate( 'm', $post_time ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'day_i', gmdate( 'd', $post_time ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'week_i', gmdate( 'W', $post_time ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'dayofweek_i', ( gmdate( 'w', $post_time ) + 1 ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'dayofweek_iso_i', gmdate( 'w', $post_time ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'hour_i', gmdate( 'H', $post_time ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'minute_i', gmdate( 'i', $post_time ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'second_i', gmdate( 's', $post_time ) );
 
 			$post_time = strtotime( $post_info->post_modified );
-			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_year_i', date( 'Y', $post_time ) );
-			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_month_i', date( 'm', $post_time ) );
-			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_day_i', date( 'd', $post_time ) );
-			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_week_i', date( 'W', $post_time ) );
-			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_dayofweek_i', ( date( 'w', $post_time ) + 1 ) );
-			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_dayofweek_iso_i', date( 'w', $post_time ) );
-			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_hour_i', date( 'H', $post_time ) );
-			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_minute_i', date( 'i', $post_time ) );
-			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_second_i', date( 's', $post_time ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_year_i', gmdate( 'Y', $post_time ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_month_i', gmdate( 'm', $post_time ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_day_i', gmdate( 'd', $post_time ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_week_i', gmdate( 'W', $post_time ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_dayofweek_i', ( gmdate( 'w', $post_time ) + 1 ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_dayofweek_iso_i', gmdate( 'w', $post_time ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_hour_i', gmdate( 'H', $post_time ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_minute_i', gmdate( 'i', $post_time ) );
+			$doc->setField( 'post_modified_second_i', gmdate( 's', $post_time ) );
 
 			$doc->setField( 'post_status', $post_info->post_status );
 			$doc->setField( 'post_parent', $post_info->post_parent );
diff --git a/includes/class-solrpower-wp-query.php b/includes/class-solrpower-wp-query.php
index bfad4522..0b2983ff 100644
--- a/includes/class-solrpower-wp-query.php
+++ b/includes/class-solrpower-wp-query.php
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ function parse_date_query( $date_query ) {
 				} else {
 					$the_date = strtotime( $the_date );
 					$the_date = ( ( isset( $dq['inclusive'] ) && $dq['inclusive'] ) || $inclusive ) ? $the_date : strtotime( '-1 second', $the_date );
-					$the_date = date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', $the_date );
+					$the_date = gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', $the_date );
 					$the_date = SolrPower_Sync::get_instance()->format_date( $the_date );
 					$column   = ( isset( $dq['column'] ) ) ? $dq['column'] : 'post_date';
 
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ function parse_date_query( $date_query ) {
 
 					$the_date = strtotime( $the_date );
 					$the_date = ( ( isset( $dq['inclusive'] ) && $dq['inclusive'] ) || $inclusive ) ? $the_date : strtotime( '+1 second', $the_date );
-					$the_date = date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', $the_date );
+					$the_date = gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', $the_date );
 					$the_date = SolrPower_Sync::get_instance()->format_date( $the_date );
 					$column   = ( isset( $dq['column'] ) ) ? $dq['column'] : 'post_date';
 
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ function date_query( $dq, $inclusive = false, $type = false ) {
 			&& array_key_exists( 'day', $dq ) )
 		) {
 
-			$the_date = date( 'Y-m-d', strtotime( $dq['year'] . '-' . $dq['month'] . '-' . $dq['day'] ) );
+			$the_date = gmdate( 'Y-m-d', strtotime( $dq['year'] . '-' . $dq['month'] . '-' . $dq['day'] ) );
 
 			switch ( $type ) {
 				case 'before':
@@ -1052,11 +1052,11 @@ function date_query( $dq, $inclusive = false, $type = false ) {
 					return '(year_i:[* TO ' . $year . '])';
 				}
 				if ( ! isset( $dq['day'] ) ) {
-					$the_date = date( 'Y-m-d', strtotime( $dq['year'] . '-' . $dq['month'] . '-01' ) );
+					$the_date = gmdate( 'Y-m-d', strtotime( $dq['year'] . '-' . $dq['month'] . '-01' ) );
 					if ( ( isset( $dq['inclusive'] ) && true === $dq['inclusive'] )
 						|| true === $inclusive
 					) {
-						$the_date = date( 'Y-m-t', strtotime( $dq['year'] . '-' . $dq['month'] . '-01' ) );
+						$the_date = gmdate( 'Y-m-t', strtotime( $dq['year'] . '-' . $dq['month'] . '-01' ) );
 					}
 
 					return '(' . $column . ':' . '[* TO ' . $the_date . 'T00:00:00Z])';
@@ -1071,19 +1071,19 @@ function date_query( $dq, $inclusive = false, $type = false ) {
 					return '(year_i:[' . $year . ' TO *])';
 				}
 				if ( ! isset( $dq['day'] ) ) {
-					$the_date = date( 'Y-m-d', strtotime( $dq['year'] . '-' . $dq['month'] . '-01' ) );
+					$the_date = gmdate( 'Y-m-d', strtotime( $dq['year'] . '-' . $dq['month'] . '-01' ) );
 					if ( ( isset( $dq['inclusive'] ) && false === $dq['inclusive'] )
 						|| false === $inclusive
 					) {
-						$the_date = date( 'Y-m-t', strtotime( $dq['year'] . '-' . $dq['month'] . '-01' ) );
-						$the_date = date( 'Y-m-d', strtotime( '+1 Day', strtotime( $the_date ) ) );
+						$the_date = gmdate( 'Y-m-t', strtotime( $dq['year'] . '-' . $dq['month'] . '-01' ) );
+						$the_date = gmdate( 'Y-m-d', strtotime( '+1 Day', strtotime( $the_date ) ) );
 					}
 
 					return '(' . $column . ':' . '[' . $the_date . 'T00:00:00Z TO *])';
 				} else {
-					$the_date = date( 'Y-m-t', strtotime( $dq['year'] . '-' . $dq['month'] . '-' . $dq['day'] ) );
+					$the_date = gmdate( 'Y-m-t', strtotime( $dq['year'] . '-' . $dq['month'] . '-' . $dq['day'] ) );
 					if ( ( isset( $dq['inclusive'] ) && $dq['inclusive'] ) || $inclusive ) {
-						$the_date = date( 'Y-m-d', strtotime( '+1 Day', strtotime( $the_date ) ) );
+						$the_date = gmdate( 'Y-m-d', strtotime( '+1 Day', strtotime( $the_date ) ) );
 					}
 
 					return '(' . $column . ':' . '[' . $the_date . 'T00:00:00Z TO *])';
diff --git a/template/s4w_search.php b/template/s4w_search.php
index fad3c698..11238568 100644
--- a/template/s4w_search.php
+++ b/template/s4w_search.php
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 				$result['authorlink'],
 				$result['author'],
 				get_the_category_list( ', ', '', $result['id'] ),
-				date( 'm/d/Y', strtotime( $result['date'] ) ),
+				gmdate( 'm/d/Y', strtotime( $result['date'] ) ),
 				$result['comment_link'],
 				$result['numcomments']
 			);
diff --git a/template/s4wp_search.php b/template/s4wp_search.php
index fad3c698..11238568 100644
--- a/template/s4wp_search.php
+++ b/template/s4wp_search.php
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 				$result['authorlink'],
 				$result['author'],
 				get_the_category_list( ', ', '', $result['id'] ),
-				date( 'm/d/Y', strtotime( $result['date'] ) ),
+				gmdate( 'm/d/Y', strtotime( $result['date'] ) ),
 				$result['comment_link'],
 				$result['numcomments']
 			);