diff --git a/include/api.php b/include/api.php
index 7044524a7..d20cd03de 100644
--- a/include/api.php
+++ b/include/api.php
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ function api_rss_extra(App $a, $arr, $user_info)
 		'self'         => System::baseUrl() . "/" . $a->query_string,
 		'base'         => System::baseUrl(),
 		'updated'      => api_date(null),
-		'atom_updated' => Temporal::convert('now', 'UTC', 'UTC', Temporal::ATOM),
+		'atom_updated' => Temporal::utcNow(Temporal::ATOM),
 		'language'     => $user_info['language'],
 		'logo'         => System::baseUrl() . "/images/friendica-32.png",
 	];
@@ -4216,7 +4216,7 @@ function api_fr_photo_create_update($type)
 			$result = q(
 				"UPDATE `photo` SET %s, `edited`='%s' WHERE `uid` = %d AND `resource-id` = '%s' AND `album` = '%s'",
 				$sql_extra,
-				Temporal::convert(),   // update edited timestamp
+				Temporal::utcNow(),   // update edited timestamp
 				intval(api_user()),
 				dbesc($photo_id),
 				dbesc($album)
@@ -4420,7 +4420,7 @@ function api_account_update_profile_image($type)
 
 	q(
 		"UPDATE `contact` SET `avatar-date` = '%s' WHERE `self` = 1 AND `uid` = %d",
-		dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+		dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 		intval(local_user())
 	);
 
diff --git a/include/dba.php b/include/dba.php
index e7a5db1af..180748db9 100644
--- a/include/dba.php
+++ b/include/dba.php
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class dba {
 
 			if ($log) {
 				$backtrace = debug_backtrace(DEBUG_BACKTRACE_IGNORE_ARGS);
-				@file_put_contents($a->config["system"]["db_log_index"], Temporal::convert()."\t".
+				@file_put_contents($a->config["system"]["db_log_index"], Temporal::utcNow()."\t".
 						$row['key']."\t".$row['rows']."\t".$row['Extra']."\t".
 						basename($backtrace[1]["file"])."\t".
 						$backtrace[1]["line"]."\t".$backtrace[2]["function"]."\t".
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ class dba {
 				$duration = round($duration, 3);
 				$backtrace = debug_backtrace(DEBUG_BACKTRACE_IGNORE_ARGS);
 
-				@file_put_contents($a->config["system"]["db_log"], Temporal::convert()."\t".$duration."\t".
+				@file_put_contents($a->config["system"]["db_log"], Temporal::utcNow()."\t".$duration."\t".
 						basename($backtrace[1]["file"])."\t".
 						$backtrace[1]["line"]."\t".$backtrace[2]["function"]."\t".
 						substr(self::replace_parameters($sql, $args), 0, 2000)."\n", FILE_APPEND);
diff --git a/include/enotify.php b/include/enotify.php
index 6b2f5e6ef..cf219676e 100644
--- a/include/enotify.php
+++ b/include/enotify.php
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ function notification($params)
 		$datarray['name_cache'] = strip_tags(bbcode($params['source_name']));
 		$datarray['url']   = $params['source_link'];
 		$datarray['photo'] = $params['source_photo'];
-		$datarray['date']  = Temporal::convert();
+		$datarray['date']  = Temporal::utcNow();
 		$datarray['uid']   = $params['uid'];
 		$datarray['link']  = $itemlink;
 		$datarray['iid']   = $item_id;
diff --git a/include/event.php b/include/event.php
index 59ac8d4a2..c69bd50e0 100644
--- a/include/event.php
+++ b/include/event.php
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ function event_store($arr) {
 
 	$a = get_app();
 
-	$arr['created'] = (($arr['created'])     ? $arr['created']         : Temporal::convert());
-	$arr['edited']  = (($arr['edited'])      ? $arr['edited']          : Temporal::convert());
+	$arr['created'] = (($arr['created'])     ? $arr['created']         : Temporal::utcNow());
+	$arr['edited']  = (($arr['edited'])      ? $arr['edited']          : Temporal::utcNow());
 	$arr['type']    = (($arr['type'])        ? $arr['type']            : 'event' );
 	$arr['cid']     = ((intval($arr['cid'])) ? intval($arr['cid'])     : 0);
 	$arr['uri']     = (x($arr, 'uri')        ? $arr['uri']             : item_new_uri($a->get_hostname(), $arr['uid']));
diff --git a/include/security.php b/include/security.php
index 9b14ed341..e370e9340 100644
--- a/include/security.php
+++ b/include/security.php
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ function authenticate_success($user_record, $login_initial = false, $interactive
 	header('X-Account-Management-Status: active; name="' . $a->user['username'] . '"; id="' . $a->user['nickname'] . '"');
 
 	if ($login_initial || $login_refresh) {
-		dba::update('user', ['login_date' => Temporal::convert()], ['uid' => $_SESSION['uid']]);
+		dba::update('user', ['login_date' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['uid' => $_SESSION['uid']]);
 
 		// Set the login date for all identities of the user
-		dba::update('user', ['login_date' => Temporal::convert()],
+		dba::update('user', ['login_date' => Temporal::utcNow()],
 			['password' => $master_record['password'], 'email' => $master_record['email'], 'account_removed' => false]);
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/text.php b/include/text.php
index def479ce3..6a48d7ef8 100644
--- a/include/text.php
+++ b/include/text.php
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ function logger($msg, $level = 0) {
 
 	$callers = debug_backtrace();
 	$logline = sprintf("%s@%s\t[%s]:%s:%s:%s\t%s\n",
-			Temporal::convert('now', 'UTC', 'UTC', Temporal::ATOM),
+			Temporal::utcNow(Temporal::ATOM),
 			$process_id,
 			$LOGGER_LEVELS[$level],
 			basename($callers[0]['file']),
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ function dlogger($msg, $level = 0) {
 
 	$callers = debug_backtrace();
 	$logline = sprintf("%s@\t%s:\t%s:\t%s\t%s\t%s\n",
-			Temporal::convert(),
+			Temporal::utcNow(),
 			$process_id,
 			basename($callers[0]['file']),
 			$callers[0]['line'],
diff --git a/mod/admin.php b/mod/admin.php
index 9ce4f8d65..9bd94cd03 100644
--- a/mod/admin.php
+++ b/mod/admin.php
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ function admin_page_summary(App $a)
 	if (!$last_worker_call) {
 		$showwarning = true;
 		$warningtext[] = L10n::t('The worker was never executed. Please check your database structure!');
-	} elseif ((strtotime(Temporal::convert()) - strtotime($last_worker_call)) > 60 * 60) {
+	} elseif ((strtotime(Temporal::utcNow()) - strtotime($last_worker_call)) > 60 * 60) {
 		$showwarning = true;
 		$warningtext[] = L10n::t('The last worker execution was on %s UTC. This is older than one hour. Please check your crontab settings.', $last_worker_call);
 	}
diff --git a/mod/contacts.php b/mod/contacts.php
index 43e6ae826..6bd6f753f 100644
--- a/mod/contacts.php
+++ b/mod/contacts.php
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ function contacts_content(App $a)
 		// tabs
 		$tab_str = contacts_tab($a, $contact_id, 2);
 
-		$lost_contact = (($contact['archive'] && $contact['term-date'] > NULL_DATE && $contact['term-date'] < datetime_convert('', '', 'now')) ? L10n::t('Communications lost with this contact!') : '');
+		$lost_contact = (($contact['archive'] && $contact['term-date'] > NULL_DATE && $contact['term-date'] < Temporal::utcNow()) ? L10n::t('Communications lost with this contact!') : '');
 
 		$fetch_further_information = null;
 		if ($contact['network'] == NETWORK_FEED) {
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_confirm.php b/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
index 95a928c37..9a46d463b 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
@@ -327,8 +327,8 @@ function dfrn_confirm_post(App $a, $handsfree = null)
 				`network` = '%s' WHERE `id` = %d
 			",
 				intval($new_relation),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 				intval($duplex),
 				intval($hidden),
 				dbesc(NETWORK_DFRN),
@@ -378,8 +378,8 @@ function dfrn_confirm_post(App $a, $handsfree = null)
 				`rel` = %d
 				WHERE `id` = %d
 			",
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 				dbesc($addr),
 				dbesc($notify),
 				dbesc($poll),
@@ -619,8 +619,8 @@ function dfrn_confirm_post(App $a, $handsfree = null)
 			`network` = '%s' WHERE `id` = %d
 		",
 			intval($new_relation),
-			dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
-			dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+			dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
+			dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 			intval($duplex),
 			intval($forum),
 			intval($prv),
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_request.php b/mod/dfrn_request.php
index 06b2e6b77..161cd4b1b 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_request.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_request.php
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function dfrn_request_post(App $a)
 						`request`, `confirm`, `notify`, `poll`, `poco`, `network`, `aes_allow`, `hidden`, `blocked`, `pending`)
 						VALUES ( %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s' , '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d, %d, %d)",
 						intval(local_user()),
-						Temporal::convert(),
+						Temporal::utcNow(),
 						dbesc($dfrn_url),
 						dbesc(normalise_link($dfrn_url)),
 						$parms['addr'],
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ function dfrn_request_post(App $a)
 					`request`, `confirm`, `notify`, `poll`, `poco`, `network`, `blocked`, `pending` )
 					VALUES ( %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d )",
 					intval($uid),
-					dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+					dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 					$parms['url'],
 					dbesc(normalise_link($url)),
 					$parms['addr'],
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ function dfrn_request_post(App $a)
 					((x($_POST,'knowyou') && ($_POST['knowyou'] == 1)) ? 1 : 0),
 					dbesc(notags(trim($_POST['dfrn-request-message']))),
 					dbesc($hash),
-					dbesc(Temporal::convert())
+					dbesc(Temporal::utcNow())
 				);
 			}
 
diff --git a/mod/fsuggest.php b/mod/fsuggest.php
index 92c41661f..ccd38217d 100644
--- a/mod/fsuggest.php
+++ b/mod/fsuggest.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function fsuggest_post(App $a)
 				dbesc($r[0]['request']),
 				dbesc($r[0]['photo']),
 				dbesc($hash),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert())
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow())
 			);
 			$r = q("SELECT `id` FROM `fsuggest` WHERE `note` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
 				dbesc($hash),
diff --git a/mod/invite.php b/mod/invite.php
index 3b3b94c3d..8ecbbe6cd 100644
--- a/mod/invite.php
+++ b/mod/invite.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function invite_post(App $a)
 
 			$r = q("INSERT INTO `register` (`hash`,`created`) VALUES ('%s', '%s') ",
 				dbesc($code),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert())
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow())
 			);
 
 			if (! is_site_admin()) {
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 7a5a8aab4..1b0010281 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -601,11 +601,11 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 	$datarray['author-link']   = $author['url'];
 	$datarray['author-avatar'] = $author['thumb'];
 	$datarray['author-id']     = Contact::getIdForURL($datarray['author-link'], 0);
-	$datarray['created']       = Temporal::convert();
-	$datarray['edited']        = Temporal::convert();
-	$datarray['commented']     = Temporal::convert();
-	$datarray['received']      = Temporal::convert();
-	$datarray['changed']       = Temporal::convert();
+	$datarray['created']       = Temporal::utcNow();
+	$datarray['edited']        = Temporal::utcNow();
+	$datarray['commented']     = Temporal::utcNow();
+	$datarray['received']      = Temporal::utcNow();
+	$datarray['changed']       = Temporal::utcNow();
 	$datarray['extid']         = $extid;
 	$datarray['guid']          = $guid;
 	$datarray['uri']           = $uri;
@@ -709,8 +709,8 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 			'file' => $datarray['file'],
 			'rendered-html' => $datarray['rendered-html'],
 			'rendered-hash' => $datarray['rendered-hash'],
-			'edited' => Temporal::convert(),
-			'changed' => Temporal::convert()];
+			'edited' => Temporal::utcNow(),
+			'changed' => Temporal::utcNow()];
 
 		Item::update($fields, ['id' => $post_id]);
 
diff --git a/mod/lostpass.php b/mod/lostpass.php
index 87e492a92..a34562de7 100644
--- a/mod/lostpass.php
+++ b/mod/lostpass.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function lostpass_post(App $a)
 
 	$fields = [
 		'pwdreset' => $pwdreset_token,
-		'pwdreset_time' => Temporal::convert()
+		'pwdreset_time' => Temporal::utcNow()
 	];
 	$result = dba::update('user', $fields, ['uid' => $user['uid']]);
 	if ($result) {
diff --git a/mod/network.php b/mod/network.php
index b5f58be40..01b6413e6 100644
--- a/mod/network.php
+++ b/mod/network.php
@@ -790,8 +790,8 @@ function networkThreadedView(App $a, $update = 0)
 			$top_limit = current($r)['order_date'];
 			$bottom_limit = end($r)['order_date'];
 		} else {
-			$top_limit = Temporal::convert();
-			$bottom_limit = Temporal::convert();
+			$top_limit = Temporal::utcNow();
+			$bottom_limit = Temporal::utcNow();
 		}
 
 		// When checking for updates we need to fetch from the newest date to the newest date before
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ function networkThreadedView(App $a, $update = 0)
 			$top_limit = $last_date;
 		} elseif ($a->pager['page'] == 1) {
 			// Highest possible top limit when we are on the first page
-			$top_limit = Temporal::convert();
+			$top_limit = Temporal::utcNow();
 		}
 
 		$items = dba::p("SELECT `item`.`id` AS `item_id`, `item`.`network` AS `item_network`, `contact`.`uid` AS `contact_uid` FROM `item`
diff --git a/mod/photos.php b/mod/photos.php
index 2a1e7a4cd..a7ed50a44 100644
--- a/mod/photos.php
+++ b/mod/photos.php
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ function photos_post(App $a)
 			if (DBM::is_result($r)) {
 				foreach ($r as $rr) {
 					q("UPDATE `item` SET `deleted` = 1, `changed` = '%s' WHERE `parent-uri` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d",
-						dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+						dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 						dbesc($rr['parent-uri']),
 						intval($page_owner_uid)
 					);
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ function photos_post(App $a)
 			);
 			if (DBM::is_result($i)) {
 				q("UPDATE `item` SET `deleted` = 1, `edited` = '%s', `changed` = '%s' WHERE `parent-uri` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d",
-					dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
-					dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+					dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
+					dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 					dbesc($i[0]['uri']),
 					intval($page_owner_uid)
 				);
@@ -649,8 +649,8 @@ function photos_post(App $a)
 			$r = q("UPDATE `item` SET `tag` = '%s', `inform` = '%s', `edited` = '%s', `changed` = '%s' WHERE `id` = %d AND `uid` = %d",
 				dbesc($newtag),
 				dbesc($newinform),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 				intval($item_id),
 				intval($page_owner_uid)
 			);
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ function photos_content(App $a)
 		$photo = [
 			'href' => 'photo/' . $hires['resource-id'] . '-' . $hires['scale'] . '.' . $phototypes[$hires['type']],
 			'title'=> L10n::t('View Full Size'),
-			'src'  => 'photo/' . $lores['resource-id'] . '-' . $lores['scale'] . '.' . $phototypes[$lores['type']] . '?f=&_u=' . Temporal::convert('now', 'UTC', 'UTC', 'ymdhis'),
+			'src'  => 'photo/' . $lores['resource-id'] . '-' . $lores['scale'] . '.' . $phototypes[$lores['type']] . '?f=&_u=' . Temporal::utcNow('ymdhis'),
 			'height' => $hires['height'],
 			'width' => $hires['width'],
 			'album' => $hires['album'],
diff --git a/mod/ping.php b/mod/ping.php
index 2bbe87254..9d5a6c409 100644
--- a/mod/ping.php
+++ b/mod/ping.php
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ function ping_init(App $a)
 				ORDER BY `start` ASC ",
 				intval(local_user()),
 				dbesc(Temporal::convert('now + 7 days')),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert('now'))
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow())
 			);
 			if (DBM::is_result($ev)) {
 				Cache::set($cachekey, $ev, CACHE_HOUR);
diff --git a/mod/profile_photo.php b/mod/profile_photo.php
index 8c3c0de89..82050e962 100644
--- a/mod/profile_photo.php
+++ b/mod/profile_photo.php
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ function profile_photo_post(App $a) {
 				// so that browsers will do a cache update unconditionally
 
 				$r = q("UPDATE `contact` SET `avatar-date` = '%s' WHERE `self` = 1 AND `uid` = %d",
-					dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+					dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 					intval(local_user())
 				);
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ function profile_photo_content(App $a) {
 				);
 
 			$r = q("UPDATE `contact` SET `avatar-date` = '%s' WHERE `self` = 1 AND `uid` = %d",
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 				intval(local_user())
 			);
 
diff --git a/mod/profiles.php b/mod/profiles.php
index 5c4a14dd6..6206fdae3 100644
--- a/mod/profiles.php
+++ b/mod/profiles.php
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ function profiles_post(App $a) {
 		if ($namechanged && $is_default) {
 			$r = q("UPDATE `contact` SET `name` = '%s', `name-date` = '%s' WHERE `self` = 1 AND `uid` = %d",
 				dbesc($name),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 				intval(local_user())
 			);
 			$r = q("UPDATE `user` set `username` = '%s' where `uid` = %d",
diff --git a/mod/proxy.php b/mod/proxy.php
index 244a6cae2..332b5bd1b 100644
--- a/mod/proxy.php
+++ b/mod/proxy.php
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ function proxy_init(App $a) {
 				die();
 			}
 
-			$fields = ['uid' => 0, 'contact-id' => 0, 'guid' => get_guid(), 'resource-id' => $urlhash, 'created' => Temporal::convert(), 'edited' => Temporal::convert(),
+			$fields = ['uid' => 0, 'contact-id' => 0, 'guid' => get_guid(), 'resource-id' => $urlhash, 'created' => Temporal::utcNow(), 'edited' => Temporal::utcNow(),
 				'filename' => basename($_REQUEST['url']), 'type' => '', 'album' => '', 'height' => imagesy($image), 'width' => imagesx($image),
 				'datasize' => 0, 'data' => $img_str, 'scale' => 100, 'profile' => 0,
 				'allow_cid' => '', 'allow_gid' => '', 'deny_cid' => '', 'deny_gid' => '', 'desc' => $mime];
diff --git a/mod/pubsubhubbub.php b/mod/pubsubhubbub.php
index ffab754de..4dc163cba 100644
--- a/mod/pubsubhubbub.php
+++ b/mod/pubsubhubbub.php
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function pubsubhubbub_init(App $a) {
 		  dbesc($hub_callback));
 
 		if ($subscribe) {
-			$last_update = Temporal::convert();
+			$last_update = Temporal::utcNow();
 			$push_flag = 0;
 
 			// if we are just updating an old subscription, keep the
diff --git a/mod/register.php b/mod/register.php
index f0ed5cd4a..07a20e318 100644
--- a/mod/register.php
+++ b/mod/register.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function register_post(App $a)
 		$hash = random_string();
 		$r = q("INSERT INTO `register` ( `hash`, `created`, `uid`, `password`, `language`, `note` ) VALUES ( '%s', '%s', %d, '%s', '%s', '%s' ) ",
 			dbesc($hash),
-			dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+			dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 			intval($user['uid']),
 			dbesc($result['password']),
 			dbesc($lang),
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 3603008bf..5c220cb35 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ function settings_post(App $a)
 	if ($name_change) {
 		q("UPDATE `contact` SET `name` = '%s', `name-date` = '%s' WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self`",
 			dbesc($username),
-			dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+			dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 			intval(local_user())
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/mod/videos.php b/mod/videos.php
index 00fa88598..66ca2979f 100644
--- a/mod/videos.php
+++ b/mod/videos.php
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ function videos_post(App $a) {
 			//echo "<pre>"; var_dump($i); killme();
 			if (DBM::is_result($i)) {
 				q("UPDATE `item` SET `deleted` = 1, `edited` = '%s', `changed` = '%s' WHERE `parent-uri` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d",
-					dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
-					dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+					dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
+					dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 					dbesc($i[0]['uri']),
 					intval(local_user())
 				);
diff --git a/mod/wall_attach.php b/mod/wall_attach.php
index 1ad435c45..8cdee398e 100644
--- a/mod/wall_attach.php
+++ b/mod/wall_attach.php
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ function wall_attach_post(App $a) {
 	$filedata = @file_get_contents($src);
 	$mimetype = Mimetype::getContentType($filename);
 	$hash = get_guid(64);
-	$created = Temporal::convert();
+	$created = Temporal::utcNow();
 
 	$fields = ['uid' => $page_owner_uid, 'hash' => $hash, 'filename' => $filename, 'filetype' => $mimetype,
 		'filesize' => $filesize, 'data' => $filedata, 'created' => $created, 'edited' => $created,
diff --git a/src/Content/OEmbed.php b/src/Content/OEmbed.php
index 4ff353fa9..2a9db6488 100644
--- a/src/Content/OEmbed.php
+++ b/src/Content/OEmbed.php
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class OEmbed
 						'url' => normalise_link($embedurl),
 						'maxwidth' => $a->videowidth,
 						'content' => $txt,
-						'created' => Temporal::convert()
+						'created' => Temporal::utcNow()
 					], true);
 				}
 
diff --git a/src/Core/Cache.php b/src/Core/Cache.php
index c6368219a..f77319a46 100644
--- a/src/Core/Cache.php
+++ b/src/Core/Cache.php
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class Cache
 			$memcache->set(get_app()->get_hostname().":".$key, serialize($value), MEMCACHE_COMPRESSED, self::duration($duration));
 			return;
 		}
-		$fields = ['v' => serialize($value), 'expire_mode' => $duration, 'updated' => Temporal::convert()];
+		$fields = ['v' => serialize($value), 'expire_mode' => $duration, 'updated' => Temporal::utcNow()];
 		$condition = ['k' => $key];
 		dba::update('cache', $fields, $condition, true);
 	}
diff --git a/src/Core/Worker.php b/src/Core/Worker.php
index cb1877dbc..8ff37c019 100644
--- a/src/Core/Worker.php
+++ b/src/Core/Worker.php
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class Worker
 
 			if ($age > 1) {
 				$stamp = (float)microtime(true);
-				dba::update('workerqueue', ['executed' => Temporal::convert()], ['pid' => $mypid, 'done' => false]);
+				dba::update('workerqueue', ['executed' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['pid' => $mypid, 'done' => false]);
 				self::$db_duration += (microtime(true) - $stamp);
 			}
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class Worker
 
 			$stamp = (float)microtime(true);
 			if (dba::update('workerqueue', ['done' => true], ['id' => $queue["id"]])) {
-				Config::set('system', 'last_poller_execution', Temporal::convert());
+				Config::set('system', 'last_poller_execution', Temporal::utcNow());
 			}
 			self::$db_duration = (microtime(true) - $stamp);
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class Worker
 
 			if ($age > 1) {
 				$stamp = (float)microtime(true);
-				dba::update('workerqueue', ['executed' => Temporal::convert()], ['pid' => $mypid, 'done' => false]);
+				dba::update('workerqueue', ['executed' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['pid' => $mypid, 'done' => false]);
 				self::$db_duration += (microtime(true) - $stamp);
 			}
 
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class Worker
 
 			$stamp = (float)microtime(true);
 			if (dba::update('workerqueue', ['done' => true], ['id' => $queue["id"]])) {
-				Config::set('system', 'last_poller_execution', Temporal::convert());
+				Config::set('system', 'last_poller_execution', Temporal::utcNow());
 			}
 			self::$db_duration = (microtime(true) - $stamp);
 		} else {
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ class Worker
 					}
 					dba::update(
 						'workerqueue',
-						['executed' => NULL_DATE, 'created' => Temporal::convert(), 'priority' => $new_priority, 'pid' => 0],
+						['executed' => NULL_DATE, 'created' => Temporal::utcNow(), 'priority' => $new_priority, 'pid' => 0],
 						['id' => $entry["id"]]
 					);
 				} else {
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ class Worker
 		if ($found) {
 			$condition = "`id` IN (".substr(str_repeat("?, ", count($ids)), 0, -2).") AND `pid` = 0 AND NOT `done`";
 			array_unshift($ids, $condition);
-			dba::update('workerqueue', ['executed' => Temporal::convert(), 'pid' => $mypid], $ids);
+			dba::update('workerqueue', ['executed' => Temporal::utcNow(), 'pid' => $mypid], $ids);
 		}
 
 		return $found;
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ class Worker
 
 		$priority = PRIORITY_MEDIUM;
 		$dont_fork = Config::get("system", "worker_dont_fork");
-		$created = Temporal::convert();
+		$created = Temporal::utcNow();
 
 		if (is_int($run_parameter)) {
 			$priority = $run_parameter;
diff --git a/src/Database/DBM.php b/src/Database/DBM.php
index 8a57d04a6..ffe8785f1 100644
--- a/src/Database/DBM.php
+++ b/src/Database/DBM.php
@@ -126,6 +126,6 @@ class DBM
 			$timestamp = -62135596800;
 		}
 
-		return date('Y-m-d H:i:s', (int)$timestamp);
+		return date(Temporal::MYSQL, (int)$timestamp);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index c3e154d7e..5afeebad4 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 
 		$return = dba::insert('contact', [
 			'uid'         => $user['uid'],
-			'created'     => Temporal::convert(),
+			'created'     => Temporal::utcNow(),
 			'self'        => 1,
 			'name'        => $user['username'],
 			'nick'        => $user['nickname'],
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 			'poll'        => System::baseUrl() . '/dfrn_poll/'    . $user['nickname'],
 			'confirm'     => System::baseUrl() . '/dfrn_confirm/' . $user['nickname'],
 			'poco'        => System::baseUrl() . '/poco/'         . $user['nickname'],
-			'name-date'   => Temporal::convert(),
-			'uri-date'    => Temporal::convert(),
-			'avatar-date' => Temporal::convert(),
+			'name-date'   => Temporal::utcNow(),
+			'uri-date'    => Temporal::utcNow(),
+			'avatar-date' => Temporal::utcNow(),
 			'closeness'   => 0
 		]);
 
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 		}
 
 		if ($contact['term-date'] <= NULL_DATE) {
-			dba::update('contact', ['term-date' => Temporal::convert()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
+			dba::update('contact', ['term-date' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
 
 			if ($contact['url'] != '') {
-				dba::update('contact', ['term-date' => Temporal::convert()], ['`nurl` = ? AND `term-date` <= ? AND NOT `self`', normalise_link($contact['url']), NULL_DATE]);
+				dba::update('contact', ['term-date' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['`nurl` = ? AND `term-date` <= ? AND NOT `self`', normalise_link($contact['url']), NULL_DATE]);
 			}
 		} else {
 			/* @todo
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 
 			/// @todo Check for contact vitality via probing
 			$expiry = $contact['term-date'] . ' + 32 days ';
-			if (Temporal::convert() > Temporal::convert($expiry)) {
+			if (Temporal::utcNow() > Temporal::convert($expiry)) {
 				/* Relationship is really truly dead. archive them rather than
 				 * delete, though if the owner tries to unarchive them we'll start
 				 * the whole process over again.
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 		if (!$contact_id) {
 			dba::insert('contact', [
 				'uid'       => $uid,
-				'created'   => Temporal::convert(),
+				'created'   => Temporal::utcNow(),
 				'url'       => $data["url"],
 				'nurl'      => normalise_link($data["url"]),
 				'addr'      => $data["addr"],
@@ -749,9 +749,9 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 				'request'   => $data["request"],
 				'confirm'   => $data["confirm"],
 				'poco'      => $data["poco"],
-				'name-date' => Temporal::convert(),
-				'uri-date'  => Temporal::convert(),
-				'avatar-date' => Temporal::convert(),
+				'name-date' => Temporal::utcNow(),
+				'uri-date'  => Temporal::utcNow(),
+				'avatar-date' => Temporal::utcNow(),
 				'writable'  => 1,
 				'blocked'   => 0,
 				'readonly'  => 0,
@@ -823,13 +823,13 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 		}
 
 		if (($data["addr"] != $contact["addr"]) || ($data["alias"] != $contact["alias"])) {
-			$updated['uri-date'] = Temporal::convert();
+			$updated['uri-date'] = Temporal::utcNow();
 		}
 		if (($data["name"] != $contact["name"]) || ($data["nick"] != $contact["nick"])) {
-			$updated['name-date'] = Temporal::convert();
+			$updated['name-date'] = Temporal::utcNow();
 		}
 
-		$updated['avatar-date'] = Temporal::convert();
+		$updated['avatar-date'] = Temporal::utcNow();
 
 		dba::update('contact', $updated, ['id' => $contact_id], $contact);
 
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 			if ($photos) {
 				dba::update(
 					'contact',
-					['avatar' => $avatar, 'photo' => $photos[0], 'thumb' => $photos[1], 'micro' => $photos[2], 'avatar-date' => Temporal::convert()],
+					['avatar' => $avatar, 'photo' => $photos[0], 'thumb' => $photos[1], 'micro' => $photos[2], 'avatar-date' => Temporal::utcNow()],
 					['id' => $cid]
 				);
 
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 			// create contact record
 			dba::insert('contact', [
 				'uid'     => $uid,
-				'created' => Temporal::convert(),
+				'created' => Temporal::utcNow(),
 				'url'     => $ret['url'],
 				'nurl'    => normalise_link($ret['url']),
 				'addr'    => $ret['addr'],
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 			foreach ($r as $rr) {
 				logger('update_contact_birthday: ' . $rr['bd']);
 
-				$nextbd = Temporal::convert('now', 'UTC', 'UTC', 'Y') . substr($rr['bd'], 4);
+				$nextbd = Temporal::convert('Y') . substr($rr['bd'], 4);
 
 				/*
 				 * Add new birthday event for this person
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 
 				q("INSERT INTO `event` (`uid`,`cid`,`created`,`edited`,`start`,`finish`,`summary`,`desc`,`type`,`adjust`)
 				VALUES ( %d, %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%d' ) ", intval($rr['uid']), intval($rr['id']),
-					dbesc(Temporal::convert()), dbesc(Temporal::convert()), dbesc(Temporal::convert($nextbd)),
+					dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()), dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()), dbesc(Temporal::convert($nextbd)),
 					dbesc(Temporal::convert($nextbd . ' + 1 day ')), dbesc($bdtext), dbesc($bdtext2), dbesc('birthday'),
 					intval(0)
 				);
diff --git a/src/Model/GContact.php b/src/Model/GContact.php
index 1e0adac49..f588ec62b 100644
--- a/src/Model/GContact.php
+++ b/src/Model/GContact.php
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ class GContact
 				intval($uid),
 				intval($gcid),
 				intval($zcid),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert())
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow())
 			);
 		} else {
 			q(
 				"UPDATE `glink` SET `updated` = '%s' WHERE `cid` = %d AND `uid` = %d AND `gcid` = %d AND `zcid` = %d",
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 				intval($cid),
 				intval($uid),
 				intval($gcid),
@@ -717,8 +717,8 @@ class GContact
 				dbesc($contact["url"]),
 				dbesc(normalise_link($contact["url"])),
 				dbesc($contact["photo"]),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 				dbesc($contact["location"]),
 				dbesc($contact["about"]),
 				intval($contact["hide"]),
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ class GContact
 
 		foreach ($r as $server) {
 			self::fetchGsUsers($server["url"]);
-			q("UPDATE `gserver` SET `last_poco_query` = '%s' WHERE `nurl` = '%s'", dbesc(Temporal::convert()), dbesc($server["nurl"]));
+			q("UPDATE `gserver` SET `last_poco_query` = '%s' WHERE `nurl` = '%s'", dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()), dbesc($server["nurl"]));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index 8628ac42d..62f19aeb5 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class Item extends BaseObject
 
 		// Set the item to "deleted"
 		dba::update('item', ['deleted' => true, 'title' => '', 'body' => '',
-					'edited' => Temporal::convert(), 'changed' => Temporal::convert()],
+					'edited' => Temporal::utcNow(), 'changed' => Temporal::utcNow()],
 				['id' => $item['id']]);
 
 		create_tags_from_item($item['id']);
diff --git a/src/Model/Mail.php b/src/Model/Mail.php
index 701cf3ad9..41981fe9e 100644
--- a/src/Model/Mail.php
+++ b/src/Model/Mail.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Mail
 			$handles = $recip_handle . ';' . $sender_handle;
 
 			$fields = ['uid' => local_user(), 'guid' => $conv_guid, 'creator' => $sender_handle,
-				'created' => Temporal::convert(), 'updated' => Temporal::convert(),
+				'created' => Temporal::utcNow(), 'updated' => Temporal::utcNow(),
 				'subject' => $subject, 'recips' => $handles];
 			if (dba::insert('conv', $fields)) {
 				$convid = dba::lastInsertId();
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class Mail
 				'replied' => 0,
 				'uri' => $uri,
 				'parent-uri' => $replyto,
-				'created' => Temporal::convert()
+				'created' => Temporal::utcNow()
 			]
 		);
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class Mail
 
 		$convid = null;
 		$fields = ['uid' => $recipient['uid'], 'guid' => $conv_guid, 'creator' => $sender_handle,
-			'created' => Temporal::convert(), 'updated' => Temporal::convert(),
+			'created' => Temporal::utcNow(), 'updated' => Temporal::utcNow(),
 			'subject' => $subject, 'recips' => $handles];
 		if (dba::insert('conv', $fields)) {
 			$convid = dba::lastInsertId();
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class Mail
 				'replied' => 0,
 				'uri' => $uri,
 				'parent-uri' => $replyto,
-				'created' => Temporal::convert(),
+				'created' => Temporal::utcNow(),
 				'unknown' => 1
 			]
 		);
diff --git a/src/Model/Photo.php b/src/Model/Photo.php
index a2c69f994..a736c3638 100644
--- a/src/Model/Photo.php
+++ b/src/Model/Photo.php
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ class Photo
 			'contact-id' => $cid,
 			'guid' => $guid,
 			'resource-id' => $rid,
-			'created' => Temporal::convert(),
-			'edited' => Temporal::convert(),
+			'created' => Temporal::utcNow(),
+			'edited' => Temporal::utcNow(),
 			'filename' => basename($filename),
 			'type' => $Image->getType(),
 			'album' => $album,
diff --git a/src/Model/Process.php b/src/Model/Process.php
index 99d5af543..5cb3369c6 100644
--- a/src/Model/Process.php
+++ b/src/Model/Process.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Process extends BaseObject
 		dba::transaction();
 
 		if (!dba::exists('process', ['pid' => $pid])) {
-			$return = dba::insert('process', ['pid' => $pid, 'command' => $command, 'created' => Temporal::convert()]);
+			$return = dba::insert('process', ['pid' => $pid, 'command' => $command, 'created' => Temporal::utcNow()]);
 		}
 
 		dba::commit();
diff --git a/src/Model/Profile.php b/src/Model/Profile.php
index 665945032..bdc64a8ac 100644
--- a/src/Model/Profile.php
+++ b/src/Model/Profile.php
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ class Profile
 				ORDER BY `start` ASC ",
 				local_user(),
 				Temporal::convert('now + 6 days'),
-				Temporal::convert('now')
+				Temporal::utcNow()
 			);
 			if (DBM::is_result($s)) {
 				$r = dba::inArray($s);
diff --git a/src/Model/Queue.php b/src/Model/Queue.php
index 99ba6385c..6c49ff4d1 100644
--- a/src/Model/Queue.php
+++ b/src/Model/Queue.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Queue
 	public static function updateTime($id)
 	{
 		logger('queue: requeue item ' . $id);
-		dba::update('queue', ['last' => Temporal::convert()], ['id' => $id]);
+		dba::update('queue', ['last' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['id' => $id]);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ class Queue
 			}
 		}
 
-		dba::insert('queue', ['cid' => $cid, 'network' => $network, 'created' => Temporal::convert(), 'last' => Temporal::convert(), 'content' => $msg, 'batch' =>($batch) ? 1 : 0]);
+		dba::insert('queue', ['cid' => $cid, 'network' => $network, 'created' => Temporal::utcNow(), 'last' => Temporal::utcNow(), 'content' => $msg, 'batch' =>($batch) ? 1 : 0]);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Model/User.php b/src/Model/User.php
index 618c5988f..3ef2a4595 100644
--- a/src/Model/User.php
+++ b/src/Model/User.php
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ class User
 			'verified' => $verified,
 			'blocked'  => $blocked,
 			'timezone' => 'UTC',
-			'register_date' => Temporal::convert(),
+			'register_date' => Temporal::utcNow(),
 			'default-location' => ''
 		]);
 
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ class User
 		dba::insert('userd', ['username' => $user['nickname']]);
 
 		// The user and related data will be deleted in "cron_expire_and_remove_users" (cronjobs.php)
-		dba::update('user', ['account_removed' => true, 'account_expires_on' => Temporal::convert()], ['uid' => $uid]);
+		dba::update('user', ['account_removed' => true, 'account_expires_on' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['uid' => $uid]);
 		Worker::add(PRIORITY_HIGH, "Notifier", "removeme", $uid);
 
 		// Send an update to the directory
diff --git a/src/Module/Login.php b/src/Module/Login.php
index 790fc3de8..e922094d6 100644
--- a/src/Module/Login.php
+++ b/src/Module/Login.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class Login extends BaseModule
 
 			// if we haven't failed up this point, log them in.
 			$_SESSION['remember'] = $_POST['remember'];
-			$_SESSION['last_login_date'] = Temporal::convert();
+			$_SESSION['last_login_date'] = Temporal::utcNow();
 			authenticate_success($record, true, true);
 
 			if (x($_SESSION, 'return_url')) {
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@ class Login extends BaseModule
 				// stays logged in for a long time, e.g. with "Remember Me"
 				$login_refresh = false;
 				if (!x($_SESSION['last_login_date'])) {
-					$_SESSION['last_login_date'] = Temporal::convert();
+					$_SESSION['last_login_date'] = Temporal::utcNow();
 				}
 				if (strcmp(Temporal::convert('now - 12 hours'), $_SESSION['last_login_date']) > 0) {
-					$_SESSION['last_login_date'] = Temporal::convert();
+					$_SESSION['last_login_date'] = Temporal::utcNow();
 					$login_refresh = true;
 				}
 				authenticate_success($user, false, false, $login_refresh);
diff --git a/src/Network/FKOAuth1.php b/src/Network/FKOAuth1.php
index 7c8f56a64..f7f8f1641 100644
--- a/src/Network/FKOAuth1.php
+++ b/src/Network/FKOAuth1.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class FKOAuth1 extends OAuthServer
 			$_SESSION['cid'] = $a->cid;
 		}
 
-		dba::update('user', ['login_date' => Temporal::convert()], ['uid' => $_SESSION['uid']]);
+		dba::update('user', ['login_date' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['uid' => $_SESSION['uid']]);
 
 		Addon::callHooks('logged_in', $a->user);
 	}
diff --git a/src/Protocol/DFRN.php b/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
index 3145e21f2..998a6022f 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
@@ -1406,8 +1406,8 @@ class DFRN
 			VALUES ( %d, %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s') ",
 			intval($contact["uid"]),
 			intval($contact["id"]),
-			dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
-			dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+			dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
+			dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 			dbesc(Temporal::convert($birthday)),
 			dbesc(Temporal::convert($birthday . " + 1 day ")),
 			dbesc($bdtext),
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ class DFRN
 			intval($suggest["cid"]),
 			dbesc($suggest["body"]),
 			dbesc($hash),
-			dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+			dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 			intval(0)
 		);
 
@@ -2086,7 +2086,7 @@ class DFRN
 			}
 
 			$fields = ['title' => $item["title"], 'body' => $item["body"],
-					'tag' => $item["tag"], 'changed' => Temporal::convert(),
+					'tag' => $item["tag"], 'changed' => Temporal::utcNow(),
 					'edited' => Temporal::convert($item["edited"])];
 
 			$condition = ["`uri` = ? AND `uid` IN (0, ?)", $item["uri"], $importer["importer_uid"]];
@@ -2836,7 +2836,7 @@ class DFRN
 						`body` = '', `title` = ''
 					WHERE `parent-uri` = '%s' AND `uid` IN (0, %d)",
 					dbesc($when),
-					dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+					dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 					dbesc($uri),
 					intval($importer["uid"])
 				);
@@ -2849,7 +2849,7 @@ class DFRN
 						`body` = '', `title` = ''
 					WHERE `uri` = '%s' AND `uid` IN (0, %d)",
 					dbesc($when),
-					dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+					dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 					dbesc($uri),
 					intval($importer["uid"])
 				);
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
index db18fbb47..afd735965 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Diaspora
 				$r = q(
 					"INSERT INTO `contact` (`uid`, `created`, `name`, `nick`, `addr`, `url`, `nurl`, `batch`, `network`, `rel`, `blocked`, `pending`, `writable`, `name-date`, `uri-date`, `avatar-date`)
 					VALUES (0, '%s', '%s', 'relay', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, 0, 0, 1, '%s', '%s', '%s')",
-					Temporal::convert(),
+					Temporal::utcNow(),
 					dbesc($addr),
 					dbesc($addr),
 					dbesc($server),
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ class Diaspora
 					dbesc($batch),
 					dbesc(NETWORK_DIASPORA),
 					intval(CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER),
-					dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
-					dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
-					dbesc(Temporal::convert())
+					dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
+					dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
+					dbesc(Temporal::utcNow())
 				);
 
 				$relais = q("SELECT `batch`, `id`, `name`,`network` FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = 0 AND `batch` = '%s' LIMIT 1", dbesc($batch));
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ class Diaspora
 				dbesc($arr["confirm"]),
 				dbesc($arr["alias"]),
 				dbesc($arr["pubkey"]),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 				dbesc($arr["url"]),
 				dbesc($arr["network"])
 			);
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ class Diaspora
 				dbesc($arr["network"]),
 				dbesc($arr["alias"]),
 				dbesc($arr["pubkey"]),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert())
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow())
 			);
 		}
 
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ class Diaspora
 		if (isset($data->created_at)) {
 			$created_at = Temporal::convert(notags(unxmlify($data->created_at)));
 		} else {
-			$created_at = Temporal::convert();
+			$created_at = Temporal::utcNow();
 		}
 
 		if (isset($data->thread_parent_guid)) {
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ class Diaspora
 
 		dba::unlock();
 
-		dba::update('conv', ['updated' => Temporal::convert()], ['id' => $conversation["id"]]);
+		dba::update('conv', ['updated' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['id' => $conversation["id"]]);
 
 		notification(
 			[
@@ -1897,7 +1897,7 @@ class Diaspora
 				dbesc($guid),
 				dbesc($author),
 				dbesc($created_at),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 				dbesc($subject),
 				dbesc($participants)
 			);
@@ -2164,7 +2164,7 @@ class Diaspora
 
 		dba::unlock();
 
-		dba::update('conv', ['updated' => Temporal::convert()], ['id' => $conversation["id"]]);
+		dba::update('conv', ['updated' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['id' => $conversation["id"]]);
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -2331,7 +2331,7 @@ class Diaspora
 			dbesc($name),
 			dbesc($nick),
 			dbesc($author),
-			dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+			dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 			dbesc($birthday),
 			dbesc($location),
 			dbesc($about),
@@ -2537,7 +2537,7 @@ class Diaspora
 			intval($importer["uid"]),
 			dbesc($ret["network"]),
 			dbesc($ret["addr"]),
-			Temporal::convert(),
+			Temporal::utcNow(),
 			dbesc($ret["url"]),
 			dbesc(normalise_link($ret["url"])),
 			dbesc($batch),
@@ -2580,7 +2580,7 @@ class Diaspora
 				0,
 				dbesc(L10n::t("Sharing notification from Diaspora network")),
 				dbesc($hash),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert())
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow())
 			);
 		} else {
 			// automatic friend approval
@@ -2611,8 +2611,8 @@ class Diaspora
 				WHERE `id` = %d
 				",
 				intval($new_relation),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert()),
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()),
 				intval($contact_record["id"])
 			);
 
@@ -2852,8 +2852,8 @@ class Diaspora
 					'deleted' => true,
 					'title' => '',
 					'body' => '',
-					'edited' => Temporal::convert(),
-					'changed' => Temporal::convert()],
+					'edited' => Temporal::utcNow(),
+					'changed' => Temporal::utcNow()],
 				['id' => $item["id"]]
 			);
 
diff --git a/src/Protocol/OStatus.php b/src/Protocol/OStatus.php
index b3c85f377..c98b8ddec 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/OStatus.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/OStatus.php
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class OStatus
 				$contact["location"] = $value;
 			}
 
-			$contact['name-date'] = Temporal::convert();
+			$contact['name-date'] = Temporal::utcNow();
 
 			dba::update('contact', $contact, ['id' => $contact["id"]], $current);
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class OStatus
 						'nurl' => normalise_link($author["author-link"]),
 						'nick' => $contact["nick"], 'alias' => $contact["alias"],
 						'about' => $contact["about"], 'location' => $contact["location"],
-						'success_update' => Temporal::convert(), 'last-update' => Temporal::convert()];
+						'success_update' => Temporal::utcNow(), 'last-update' => Temporal::utcNow()];
 
 				dba::update('contact', $fields, ['id' => $cid], $old_contact);
 
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ class OStatus
 		dba::update(
 			'item',
 			['deleted' => true, 'title' => '', 'body' => '',
-					'edited' => Temporal::convert(), 'changed' => Temporal::convert()],
+					'edited' => Temporal::utcNow(), 'changed' => Temporal::utcNow()],
 			['id' => $deleted["id"]]
 		);
 
diff --git a/src/Protocol/PortableContact.php b/src/Protocol/PortableContact.php
index 04497f16b..aea68eb99 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/PortableContact.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/PortableContact.php
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class PortableContact
 		$contact = ["url" => $profile];
 
 		if ($gcontacts[0]["created"] <= NULL_DATE) {
-			$contact['created'] = Temporal::convert();
+			$contact['created'] = Temporal::utcNow();
 		}
 
 		if ($force) {
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ class PortableContact
 		if ($server_url != "") {
 			if (!self::checkServer($server_url, $gcontacts[0]["network"], $force)) {
 				if ($force) {
-					$fields = ['last_failure' => Temporal::convert()];
+					$fields = ['last_failure' => Temporal::utcNow()];
 					dba::update('gcontact', $fields, ['nurl' => normalise_link($profile)]);
 				}
 
@@ -412,14 +412,14 @@ class PortableContact
 
 						// Set the date of the last contact
 						/// @todo By now the function "update_gcontact" doesn't work with this field
-						//$contact["last_contact"] = Temporal::convert();
+						//$contact["last_contact"] = Temporal::utcNow();
 
 						$contact = array_merge($contact, $noscrape);
 
 						GContact::update($contact);
 
 						if (trim($noscrape["updated"]) != "") {
-							$fields = ['last_contact' => Temporal::convert()];
+							$fields = ['last_contact' => Temporal::utcNow()];
 							dba::update('gcontact', $fields, ['nurl' => normalise_link($profile)]);
 
 							logger("Profile ".$profile." was last updated at ".$noscrape["updated"]." (noscrape)", LOGGER_DEBUG);
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ class PortableContact
 		}
 
 		if (($data["poll"] == "") || (in_array($data["network"], [NETWORK_FEED, NETWORK_PHANTOM]))) {
-			$fields = ['last_failure' => Temporal::convert()];
+			$fields = ['last_failure' => Temporal::utcNow()];
 			dba::update('gcontact', $fields, ['nurl' => normalise_link($profile)]);
 
 			logger("Profile ".$profile." wasn't reachable (profile)", LOGGER_DEBUG);
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ class PortableContact
 		$feedret = Network::curl($data["poll"]);
 
 		if (!$feedret["success"]) {
-			$fields = ['last_failure' => Temporal::convert()];
+			$fields = ['last_failure' => Temporal::utcNow()];
 			dba::update('gcontact', $fields, ['nurl' => normalise_link($profile)]);
 
 			logger("Profile ".$profile." wasn't reachable (no feed)", LOGGER_DEBUG);
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ class PortableContact
 
 	public static function updateNeeded($created, $updated, $last_failure, $last_contact)
 	{
-		$now = strtotime(Temporal::convert());
+		$now = strtotime(Temporal::utcNow());
 
 		if ($updated > $last_contact) {
 			$contact_time = strtotime($updated);
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ class PortableContact
 		$gserver = dba::selectFirst('gserver', [], ['nurl' => normalise_link($server_url)]);
 		if (DBM::is_result($gserver)) {
 			if ($gserver["created"] <= NULL_DATE) {
-				$fields = ['created' => Temporal::convert()];
+				$fields = ['created' => Temporal::utcNow()];
 				$condition = ['nurl' => normalise_link($server_url)];
 				dba::update('gserver', $fields, $condition);
 			}
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ class PortableContact
 		// Mastodon uses the "@" for user profiles.
 		// But this can be misunderstood.
 		if (parse_url($server_url, PHP_URL_USER) != '') {
-			dba::update('gserver', ['last_failure' => Temporal::convert()], ['nurl' => normalise_link($server_url)]);
+			dba::update('gserver', ['last_failure' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['nurl' => normalise_link($server_url)]);
 			return false;
 		}
 
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ class PortableContact
 		if (DBM::is_result($gserver) && ($orig_server_url == $server_url) &&
 			($serverret['errno'] == CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT)) {
 			logger("Connection to server ".$server_url." timed out.", LOGGER_DEBUG);
-			dba::update('gserver', ['last_failure' => Temporal::convert()], ['nurl' => normalise_link($server_url)]);
+			dba::update('gserver', ['last_failure' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['nurl' => normalise_link($server_url)]);
 			return false;
 		}
 
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ class PortableContact
 			// Quit if there is a timeout
 			if ($serverret['errno'] == CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT) {
 				logger("Connection to server ".$server_url." timed out.", LOGGER_DEBUG);
-				dba::update('gserver', ['last_failure' => Temporal::convert()], ['nurl' => normalise_link($server_url)]);
+				dba::update('gserver', ['last_failure' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['nurl' => normalise_link($server_url)]);
 				return false;
 			}
 
@@ -1332,9 +1332,9 @@ class PortableContact
 
 		if ($failure) {
 			$last_contact = $orig_last_contact;
-			$last_failure = Temporal::convert();
+			$last_failure = Temporal::utcNow();
 		} else {
-			$last_contact = Temporal::convert();
+			$last_contact = Temporal::utcNow();
 			$last_failure = $orig_last_failure;
 		}
 
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ class PortableContact
 			dba::update('gserver', $fields, ['nurl' => normalise_link($server_url)]);
 		} elseif (!$failure) {
 			$fields['nurl'] = normalise_link($server_url);
-			$fields['created'] = Temporal::convert();
+			$fields['created'] = Temporal::utcNow();
 			dba::insert('gserver', $fields);
 		}
 		logger("End discovery for server " . $server_url, LOGGER_DEBUG);
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ class PortableContact
 				}
 			}
 
-			$fields = ['last_poco_query' => Temporal::convert()];
+			$fields = ['last_poco_query' => Temporal::utcNow()];
 			dba::update('gserver', $fields, ['nurl' => $server["nurl"]]);
 
 			return true;
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ class PortableContact
 			self::checkServer($server["url"], $server["network"], true);
 
 			// If we couldn't reach the server, we will try it some time later
-			$fields = ['last_poco_query' => Temporal::convert()];
+			$fields = ['last_poco_query' => Temporal::utcNow()];
 			dba::update('gserver', $fields, ['nurl' => $server["nurl"]]);
 
 			return false;
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ class PortableContact
 			foreach ($r as $server) {
 				if (!self::checkServer($server["url"], $server["network"])) {
 					// The server is not reachable? Okay, then we will try it later
-					$fields = ['last_poco_query' => Temporal::convert()];
+					$fields = ['last_poco_query' => Temporal::utcNow()];
 					dba::update('gserver', $fields, ['nurl' => $server["nurl"]]);
 					continue;
 				}
diff --git a/src/Util/ParseUrl.php b/src/Util/ParseUrl.php
index 23e24b123..3074e74dd 100644
--- a/src/Util/ParseUrl.php
+++ b/src/Util/ParseUrl.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class ParseUrl
 			[
 				'url' => normalise_link($url), 'guessing' => !$no_guessing,
 				'oembed' => $do_oembed, 'content' => serialize($data),
-				'created' => Temporal::convert()
+				'created' => Temporal::utcNow()
 			],
 			true
 		);
diff --git a/src/Util/Temporal.php b/src/Util/Temporal.php
index 176e61647..eb0bbeb8e 100644
--- a/src/Util/Temporal.php
+++ b/src/Util/Temporal.php
@@ -123,6 +123,17 @@ class Temporal
 		]);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * convert() shorthand for UTC now.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $format DateTime format string or Temporal constant
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function utcNow($format = self::MYSQL)
+	{
+		return self::convert('now', 'UTC', 'UTC', $format);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief General purpose date parse/convert/format function.
 	 *
diff --git a/src/Worker/Cron.php b/src/Worker/Cron.php
index 0b497f6f1..07ddf8bee 100644
--- a/src/Worker/Cron.php
+++ b/src/Worker/Cron.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Class Cron {
 
 		// once daily run birthday_updates and then expire in background
 		$d1 = Config::get('system', 'last_expire_day');
-		$d2 = intval(Temporal::convert('now', 'UTC', 'UTC', 'd'));
+		$d2 = intval(Temporal::utcNow('d'));
 
 		if ($d2 != intval($d1)) {
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ Class Cron {
 
 		Addon::reload();
 
-		$d = Temporal::convert();
+		$d = Temporal::utcNow();
 
 		// Only poll from those with suitable relationships,
 		// and which have a polling address and ignore Diaspora since
@@ -218,33 +218,33 @@ Class Cron {
 				 */
 				switch ($contact['priority']) {
 					case 5:
-						if (Temporal::convert('now') > Temporal::convert($t . " + 1 month")) {
+						if (Temporal::utcNow() > Temporal::convert($t . " + 1 month")) {
 							$update = true;
 						}
 						break;
 					case 4:
-						if (Temporal::convert('now') > Temporal::convert($t . " + 1 week")) {
+						if (Temporal::utcNow() > Temporal::convert($t . " + 1 week")) {
 							$update = true;
 						}
 						break;
 					case 3:
-						if (Temporal::convert('now') > Temporal::convert($t . " + 1 day")) {
+						if (Temporal::utcNow() > Temporal::convert($t . " + 1 day")) {
 							$update = true;
 						}
 						break;
 					case 2:
-						if (Temporal::convert('now') > Temporal::convert($t . " + 12 hour")) {
+						if (Temporal::utcNow() > Temporal::convert($t . " + 12 hour")) {
 							$update = true;
 						}
 						break;
 					case 1:
-						if (Temporal::convert('now') > Temporal::convert($t . " + 1 hour")) {
+						if (Temporal::utcNow() > Temporal::convert($t . " + 1 hour")) {
 							$update = true;
 						}
 						break;
 					case 0:
 					default:
-						if (Temporal::convert('now') > Temporal::convert($t . " + ".$min_poll_interval." minute")) {
+						if (Temporal::utcNow() > Temporal::convert($t . " + ".$min_poll_interval." minute")) {
 							$update = true;
 						}
 						break;
diff --git a/src/Worker/CronHooks.php b/src/Worker/CronHooks.php
index 7aaf2567f..d8b97384e 100644
--- a/src/Worker/CronHooks.php
+++ b/src/Worker/CronHooks.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Class CronHooks {
 
 		logger('cronhooks: start');
 
-		$d = Temporal::convert();
+		$d = Temporal::utcNow();
 
 		if (is_array($a->hooks) && array_key_exists("cron", $a->hooks)) {
 			foreach ($a->hooks["cron"] as $hook) {
diff --git a/src/Worker/DiscoverPoCo.php b/src/Worker/DiscoverPoCo.php
index 5bcff6d1a..480578c8f 100644
--- a/src/Worker/DiscoverPoCo.php
+++ b/src/Worker/DiscoverPoCo.php
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class DiscoverPoCo {
 				}
 			} else {
 				q("UPDATE `gcontact` SET `last_failure` = '%s' WHERE `nurl` = '%s'",
-					dbesc(Temporal::convert()), dbesc(normalise_link($user["url"])));
+					dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()), dbesc(normalise_link($user["url"])));
 			}
 
 			// Quit the loop after 3 minutes
diff --git a/src/Worker/OnePoll.php b/src/Worker/OnePoll.php
index ff08ed094..6e69bc3aa 100644
--- a/src/Worker/OnePoll.php
+++ b/src/Worker/OnePoll.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class OnePoll
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$d = Temporal::convert();
+		$d = Temporal::utcNow();
 
 		$contact = dba::selectFirst('contact', [], ['id' => $contact_id]);
 		if (!DBM::is_result($contact)) {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class OnePoll
 		// Diaspora users, archived users and followers are only checked if they still exist.
 		if ($contact['archive'] || ($contact["network"] == NETWORK_DIASPORA) || ($contact["rel"] == CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER)) {
 			$last_updated = PortableContact::lastUpdated($contact["url"], true);
-			$updated = Temporal::convert();
+			$updated = Temporal::utcNow();
 			if ($last_updated) {
 				logger('Contact '.$contact['id'].' had last update on '.$last_updated, LOGGER_DEBUG);
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class OnePoll
 			$contact['priority'] = intval($poll_interval);
 			$hub_update = false;
 
-			if (Temporal::convert('now') > Temporal::convert($t . " + 1 day")) {
+			if (Temporal::utcNow() > Temporal::convert($t . " + 1 day")) {
 				$hub_update = true;
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class OnePoll
 				logger("Skipping probably dead contact ".$contact['url']);
 
 				// set the last-update so we don't keep polling
-				dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::convert()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
+				dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class OnePoll
 				logger('Contact is marked dead');
 
 				// set the last-update so we don't keep polling
-				dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::convert()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
+				dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
 				return;
 			} else {
 				Contact::unmarkForArchival($contact);
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class OnePoll
 			logger('Ignore public contacts');
 
 			// set the last-update so we don't keep polling
-			dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::convert()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
+			dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class OnePoll
 			logger('No self contact for user '.$importer_uid);
 
 			// set the last-update so we don't keep polling
-			dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::convert()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
+			dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class OnePoll
 
 			if ($ret['errno'] == CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT) {
 				// set the last-update so we don't keep polling
-				dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::convert()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
+				dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
 				Contact::markForArchival($contact);
 				return;
 			}
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class OnePoll
 				Contact::markForArchival($contact);
 
 				// set the last-update so we don't keep polling
-				$fields = ['last-update' => Temporal::convert(), 'failure_update' => Temporal::convert()];
+				$fields = ['last-update' => Temporal::utcNow(), 'failure_update' => Temporal::utcNow()];
 				self::updateContact($contact, $fields);
 				return;
 			}
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class OnePoll
 
 				Contact::markForArchival($contact);
 
-				$fields = ['last-update' => Temporal::convert(), 'failure_update' => Temporal::convert()];
+				$fields = ['last-update' => Temporal::utcNow(), 'failure_update' => Temporal::utcNow()];
 				self::updateContact($contact, $fields);
 				return;
 			}
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class OnePoll
 
 				// we may not be friends anymore. Will keep trying for one month.
 				// set the last-update so we don't keep polling
-				$fields = ['last-update' => Temporal::convert(), 'failure_update' => Temporal::convert()];
+				$fields = ['last-update' => Temporal::utcNow(), 'failure_update' => Temporal::utcNow()];
 				self::updateContact($contact, $fields);
 
 				Contact::markForArchival($contact);
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class OnePoll
 
 			if ((intval($res->status) != 0) || !strlen($res->challenge) || !strlen($res->dfrn_id)) {
 				// set the last-update so we don't keep polling
-				dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::convert()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
+				dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class OnePoll
 				logger('ID did not decode: ' . $contact['id'] . ' orig: ' . $orig_id . ' final: ' . $final_dfrn_id);
 
 				// set the last-update so we don't keep polling
-				dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::convert()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
+				dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
 				Contact::markForArchival($contact);
 				return;
 			}
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class OnePoll
 
 			if ($contact['rel'] == CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER || $contact['blocked'] || $contact['readonly']) {
 				// set the last-update so we don't keep polling
-				dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::convert()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
+				dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class OnePoll
 
 			if ($ret['errno'] == CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT) {
 				// set the last-update so we don't keep polling
-				dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::convert()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
+				dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
 				Contact::markForArchival($contact);
 				return;
 			}
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ class OnePoll
 			$mail_disabled = ((function_exists('imap_open') && (! Config::get('system', 'imap_disabled'))) ? 0 : 1);
 			if ($mail_disabled) {
 				// set the last-update so we don't keep polling
-				dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::convert()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
+				dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => Temporal::utcNow()], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
 				Contact::markForArchival($contact);
 				return;
 			}
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ class OnePoll
 				unset($password);
 				logger("Mail: Connect to " . $mailconf['user']);
 				if ($mbox) {
-					$fields = ['last_check' => Temporal::convert()];
+					$fields = ['last_check' => Temporal::utcNow()];
 					dba::update('mailacct', $fields, ['id' => $mailconf['id']]);
 					logger("Mail: Connected to " . $mailconf['user']);
 				} else {
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ class OnePoll
 								// Only delete when mails aren't automatically moved or deleted
 								if (($mailconf['action'] != 1) && ($mailconf['action'] != 3))
 									if ($meta->deleted && ! $item['deleted']) {
-										$fields = ['deleted' => true, 'changed' => Temporal::convert()];
+										$fields = ['deleted' => true, 'changed' => Temporal::utcNow()];
 										dba::update('item', $fields, ['id' => $item['id']]);
 									}
 
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ class OnePoll
 			if (!strstr($xml, '<')) {
 				logger('post_handshake: response from ' . $url . ' did not contain XML.');
 
-				$fields = ['last-update' => Temporal::convert(), 'failure_update' => Temporal::convert()];
+				$fields = ['last-update' => Temporal::utcNow(), 'failure_update' => Temporal::utcNow()];
 				self::updateContact($contact, $fields);
 				Contact::markForArchival($contact);
 				return;
@@ -616,19 +616,19 @@ class OnePoll
 				}
 			}
 
-			$updated = Temporal::convert();
+			$updated = Temporal::utcNow();
 
 			self::updateContact($contact, ['last-update' => $updated, 'success_update' => $updated]);
 			dba::update('gcontact', ['last_contact' => $updated], ['nurl' => $contact['nurl']]);
 			Contact::unmarkForArchival($contact);
 		} elseif (in_array($contact["network"], [NETWORK_DFRN, NETWORK_DIASPORA, NETWORK_OSTATUS, NETWORK_FEED])) {
-			$updated = Temporal::convert();
+			$updated = Temporal::utcNow();
 
 			self::updateContact($contact, ['last-update' => $updated, 'failure_update' => $updated]);
 			dba::update('gcontact', ['last_failure' => $updated], ['nurl' => $contact['nurl']]);
 			Contact::markForArchival($contact);
 		} else {
-			$updated = Temporal::convert();
+			$updated = Temporal::utcNow();
 			dba::update('contact', ['last-update' => $updated], ['id' => $contact['id']]);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Worker/UpdateGContact.php b/src/Worker/UpdateGContact.php
index 520dfed3b..da307b4fa 100644
--- a/src/Worker/UpdateGContact.php
+++ b/src/Worker/UpdateGContact.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class UpdateGContact
 			}
 
 			q("UPDATE `gcontact` SET `last_failure` = '%s' WHERE `id` = %d",
-				dbesc(Temporal::convert()), intval($contact_id));
+				dbesc(Temporal::utcNow()), intval($contact_id));
 			return;
 		}