diff --git a/i18n/en.yaml b/i18n/en.yaml
index 52821e6..b6dff1d 100644
--- a/i18n/en.yaml
+++ b/i18n/en.yaml
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ copy_to_clipboard:
 
 
 # Meta items
-long_date:
-  other: "{{ .Date.Format `January 2, 2006` }}"
-
 wordcount:
   one: "{{ . }} word"
   other: "{{ . }} words"
diff --git a/layouts/partials/page-metadata/post-full.html b/layouts/partials/page-metadata/post-full.html
index 310ef48..93225bb 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/page-metadata/post-full.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/page-metadata/post-full.html
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
         {{ if .Date }}
             <span class="page-metadata-item" aria-label="{{ i18n "aria_post_meta_date" }}">
                 {{ partial "icon.html" "calendar" }}
-                <time datetime="{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}" pubdate>
-                    {{ i18n "long_date" (dict "Date" .Date "Data" .Site.Data) }}
-                </time>
+                {{ partial "time-element.html" .Date }}
             </span>
 
             {{/* TODO: make this be a tooltip */}}
@@ -13,9 +11,7 @@
             {{ if ne (time.Format "2006-01-02" .Lastmod) (time.Format "2006-01-02" .Date) }}
                 <span class="page-metadata-item" aria-label="{{ i18n "aria_post_meta_modified_date" }}">
                     {{ partial "icon.html" "pencil" }}
-                    <time datetime="{{ .Lastmod.Format "2006-01-02" }}" pubdate>
-                        {{ i18n "long_date" (dict "Date" .Lastmod "Data" .Site.Data) }}
-                    </time>
+                    {{ partial "time-element.html" .Lastmod }}
                     {{ end }}
                 </span>
             */}}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/page-metadata/post-short.html b/layouts/partials/page-metadata/post-short.html
index 2287ef7..99a77b6 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/page-metadata/post-short.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/page-metadata/post-short.html
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
         {{ if .Date }}
             <span class="page-metadata-item" aria-label="date">
                 {{ partial "icon.html" "calendar" }}
-                <time datetime="{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}" pubdate>
-                    {{ i18n "long_date" (dict "Date" .Date "Data" .Site.Data) }}
-                </time>
+                {{ partial "time-element.html" .Date }}
             </span>
         {{ end }}
 
diff --git a/layouts/partials/time-element.html b/layouts/partials/time-element.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ece9846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/partials/time-element.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<time datetime="{{ .Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00" }}" title="{{ . }}">
+    {{ .Format "January 2, 2006" }}
+</time>