diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 755f247641..98cb1773b1 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ function conversation(App $a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false) {
 					'categories' => $categories,
 					'folders' => $folders,
 					'text' => strip_tags($body_e),
-					'localtime' => Temporal::convert($item['created'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', 'r'),
+					'localtime' => Temporal::local($item['created'], 'r'),
 					'ago' => (($item['app']) ? L10n::t('%s from %s', relative_date($item['created']),$item['app']) : relative_date($item['created'])),
 					'location' => $location_e,
 					'indent' => '',
diff --git a/include/event.php b/include/event.php
index faa0f9b9f7..95be09cd79 100644
--- a/include/event.php
+++ b/include/event.php
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ function format_event_html($ev, $simple = false) {
 
 	$event_start = day_translate(
 		$ev['adjust'] ?
-			Temporal::convert($ev['start'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', $bd_format)
+			Temporal::local($ev['start'], $bd_format)
 			: Temporal::utc($ev['start'], $bd_format)
 	);
 
 	$event_end = day_translate(
 		$ev['adjust'] ?
-			Temporal::convert($ev['finish'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', $bd_format)
+			Temporal::local($ev['finish'], $bd_format)
 			: Temporal::utc($ev['finish'], $bd_format)
 	);
 
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ function sort_by_date($a) {
 
 function ev_compare($a,$b) {
 
-	$date_a = (($a['adjust']) ? Temporal::convert($a['start'], date_default_timezone_get()) : $a['start']);
-	$date_b = (($b['adjust']) ? Temporal::convert($b['start'], date_default_timezone_get()) : $b['start']);
+	$date_a = (($a['adjust']) ? Temporal::local($a['start']) : $a['start']);
+	$date_b = (($b['adjust']) ? Temporal::local($b['start']) : $b['start']);
 
 	if ($date_a === $date_b) {
 		return strcasecmp($a['desc'], $b['desc']);
@@ -595,15 +595,15 @@ function process_events($arr) {
 	$fmt = L10n::t('l, F j');
 	if (count($arr)) {
 		foreach ($arr as $rr) {
-			$j = (($rr['adjust']) ? Temporal::convert($rr['start'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', 'j') : Temporal::utc($rr['start'], 'j'));
-			$d = (($rr['adjust']) ? Temporal::convert($rr['start'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', $fmt) : Temporal::utc($rr['start'], $fmt));
+			$j = (($rr['adjust']) ? Temporal::local($rr['start'], 'j') : Temporal::utc($rr['start'], 'j'));
+			$d = (($rr['adjust']) ? Temporal::local($rr['start'], $fmt) : Temporal::utc($rr['start'], $fmt));
 			$d = day_translate($d);
 
-			$start = (($rr['adjust']) ? Temporal::convert($rr['start'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', 'c') : Temporal::utc($rr['start'], 'c'));
+			$start = (($rr['adjust']) ? Temporal::local($rr['start'], 'c') : Temporal::utc($rr['start'], 'c'));
 			if ($rr['nofinish']) {
 				$end = null;
 			} else {
-				$end = (($rr['adjust']) ? Temporal::convert($rr['finish'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', 'c') : Temporal::utc($rr['finish'], 'c'));
+				$end = (($rr['adjust']) ? Temporal::local($rr['finish'], 'c') : Temporal::utc($rr['finish'], 'c'));
 			}
 
 			$is_first = ($d !== $last_date);
@@ -930,26 +930,26 @@ function format_event_item($item) {
 	// Convert the time to different formats.
 	$dtstart_dt = day_translate(
 		$item['event-adjust'] ?
-			Temporal::convert($item['event-start'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', $dformat)
+			Temporal::local($item['event-start'], $dformat)
 			: Temporal::utc($item['event-start'], $dformat)
 	);
 	$dtstart_title = Temporal::utc($item['event-start'], $item['event-adjust'] ? Temporal::ATOM : 'Y-m-d\TH:i:s');
 	// Format: Jan till Dec.
 	$month_short = day_short_translate(
 		$item['event-adjust'] ?
-			Temporal::convert($item['event-start'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', 'M')
+			Temporal::local($item['event-start'], 'M')
 			: Temporal::utc($item['event-start'], 'M')
 	);
 	// Format: 1 till 31.
 	$date_short = $item['event-adjust'] ?
-		Temporal::convert($item['event-start'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', 'j')
+		Temporal::local($item['event-start'], 'j')
 		: Temporal::utc($item['event-start'], 'j');
 	$start_time = $item['event-adjust'] ?
-		Temporal::convert($item['event-start'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', $tformat)
+		Temporal::local($item['event-start'], $tformat)
 		: Temporal::utc($item['event-start'], $tformat);
 	$start_short = day_short_translate(
 		$item['event-adjust'] ?
-			Temporal::convert($item['event-start'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', $dformat_short)
+			Temporal::local($item['event-start'], $dformat_short)
 			: Temporal::utc($item['event-start'], $dformat_short)
 	);
 
@@ -958,17 +958,17 @@ function format_event_item($item) {
 		$finish = true;
 		$dtend_dt  = day_translate(
 			$item['event-adjust'] ?
-				Temporal::convert($item['event-finish'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', $dformat)
+				Temporal::local($item['event-finish'], $dformat)
 				: Temporal::utc($item['event-finish'], $dformat)
 		);
 		$dtend_title = Temporal::utc($item['event-finish'], $item['event-adjust']   ? Temporal::ATOM : 'Y-m-d\TH:i:s');
 		$end_short = day_short_translate(
 			$item['event-adjust'] ?
-				Temporal::convert($item['event-finish'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', $dformat_short)
+				Temporal::local($item['event-finish'], $dformat_short)
 				: Temporal::utc($item['event-finish'], $dformat_short)
 		);
 		$end_time = $item['event-adjust'] ?
-			Temporal::convert($item['event-finish'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', $tformat)
+			Temporal::local($item['event-finish'], $tformat)
 			: Temporal::utc($item['event-finish'], $tformat);
 		// Check if start and finish time is at the same day.
 		if (substr($dtstart_title, 0, 10) === substr($dtend_title, 0, 10)) {
diff --git a/mod/cal.php b/mod/cal.php
index d48ce1c5e8..22005c06ae 100644
--- a/mod/cal.php
+++ b/mod/cal.php
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ function cal_content(App $a)
 		$start = Temporal::utc($start);
 		$finish = Temporal::utc($finish);
 
-		$adjust_start = Temporal::convert($start, date_default_timezone_get());
-		$adjust_finish = Temporal::convert($finish, date_default_timezone_get());
+		$adjust_start = Temporal::local($start);
+		$adjust_finish = Temporal::local($finish);
 
 		// put the event parametes in an array so we can better transmit them
 		$event_params = [
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ function cal_content(App $a)
 		if (DBM::is_result($r)) {
 			$r = sort_by_date($r);
 			foreach ($r as $rr) {
-				$j = $rr['adjust'] ? Temporal::convert($rr['start'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', 'j') : Temporal::utc($rr['start'], 'j');
+				$j = $rr['adjust'] ? Temporal::local($rr['start'], 'j') : Temporal::utc($rr['start'], 'j');
 				if (!x($links, $j)) {
 					$links[$j] = System::baseUrl() . '/' . $a->cmd . '#link-' . $j;
 				}
diff --git a/mod/contacts.php b/mod/contacts.php
index 6bd6f753ff..81f1a6cafd 100644
--- a/mod/contacts.php
+++ b/mod/contacts.php
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ function contacts_content(App $a)
 
 		$insecure = L10n::t('Private communications are not available for this contact.');
 
-		$last_update = (($contact['last-update'] <= NULL_DATE) ? L10n::t('Never') : Temporal::convert($contact['last-update'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', 'D, j M Y, g:i A'));
+		$last_update = (($contact['last-update'] <= NULL_DATE) ? L10n::t('Never') : Temporal::local($contact['last-update'], 'D, j M Y, g:i A'));
 
 		if ($contact['last-update'] > NULL_DATE) {
 			$last_update .= ' ' . (($contact['last-update'] <= $contact['success_update']) ? L10n::t("\x28Update was successful\x29") : L10n::t("\x28Update was not successful\x29"));
diff --git a/mod/events.php b/mod/events.php
index 028e23e51f..1d61dfcc33 100644
--- a/mod/events.php
+++ b/mod/events.php
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ function events_content(App $a) {
 		$start  = Temporal::utc($start);
 		$finish = Temporal::utc($finish);
 
-		$adjust_start  = Temporal::convert($start, date_default_timezone_get());
-		$adjust_finish = Temporal::convert($finish, date_default_timezone_get());
+		$adjust_start  = Temporal::local($start);
+		$adjust_finish = Temporal::local($finish);
 
 		// put the event parametes in an array so we can better transmit them
 		$event_params = [
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ function events_content(App $a) {
 		if (DBM::is_result($r)) {
 			$r = sort_by_date($r);
 			foreach ($r as $rr) {
-				$j = $rr['adjust'] ? Temporal::convert($rr['start'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', 'j') : Temporal::utc($rr['start'], 'j');
+				$j = $rr['adjust'] ? Temporal::local($rr['start'], 'j') : Temporal::utc($rr['start'], 'j');
 				if (! x($links,$j)) {
 					$links[$j] = System::baseUrl() . '/' . $a->cmd . '#link-' . $j;
 				}
diff --git a/mod/message.php b/mod/message.php
index c1b2d989e9..5f1efe5ba3 100644
--- a/mod/message.php
+++ b/mod/message.php
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ function message_content(App $a)
 				'body' => $body_e,
 				'delete' => L10n::t('Delete message'),
 				'to_name' => $to_name_e,
-				'date' => Temporal::convert($message['created'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', 'D, d M Y - g:i A'),
+				'date' => Temporal::local($message['created'], 'D, d M Y - g:i A'),
 				'ago' => relative_date($message['created']),
 			];
 
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ function render_messages(array $msg, $t)
 			'$delete' => L10n::t('Delete conversation'),
 			'$body' => $body_e,
 			'$to_name' => $to_name_e,
-			'$date' => Temporal::convert($rr['mailcreated'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', L10n::t('D, d M Y - g:i A')),
+			'$date' => Temporal::local($rr['mailcreated'], L10n::t('D, d M Y - g:i A')),
 			'$ago' => relative_date($rr['mailcreated']),
 			'$seen' => $rr['mailseen'],
 			'$count' => L10n::tt('%d message', '%d messages', $rr['count']),
diff --git a/mod/ping.php b/mod/ping.php
index d26fc61bef..56d5fe290d 100644
--- a/mod/ping.php
+++ b/mod/ping.php
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ function ping_init(App $a)
 					$notif['photo'] = proxy_url($notif['photo'], false, PROXY_SIZE_MICRO);
 				}
 
-				$local_time = Temporal::convert($notif['date'], date_default_timezone_get());
+				$local_time = Temporal::local($notif['date']);
 
 				$notifications[] = [
 					'id'        => $notif['id'],
diff --git a/mod/profiles.php b/mod/profiles.php
index 6dfc61f0a6..25ce15ce8b 100644
--- a/mod/profiles.php
+++ b/mod/profiles.php
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ function profiles_content(App $a) {
 			'$gender' => ContactSelector::gender($r[0]['gender']),
 			'$marital' => ContactSelector::maritalStatus($r[0]['marital']),
 			'$with' => ['with', L10n::t("Who: \x28if applicable\x29"), strip_tags($r[0]['with']), L10n::t('Examples: cathy123, Cathy Williams, cathy@example.com')],
-			'$howlong' => ['howlong', L10n::t('Since [date]:'), ($r[0]['howlong'] <= NULL_DATE ? '' : Temporal::convert($r[0]['howlong'], date_default_timezone_get()))],
+			'$howlong' => ['howlong', L10n::t('Since [date]:'), ($r[0]['howlong'] <= NULL_DATE ? '' : Temporal::local($r[0]['howlong']))],
 			'$sexual' => ContactSelector::sexualPreference($r[0]['sexual']),
 			'$about' => ['about', L10n::t('Tell us about yourself...'), $r[0]['about']],
 			'$xmpp' => ['xmpp', L10n::t("XMPP \x28Jabber\x29 address:"), $r[0]['xmpp'], L10n::t("The XMPP address will be propagated to your contacts so that they can follow you.")],
diff --git a/src/Core/NotificationsManager.php b/src/Core/NotificationsManager.php
index 8853c16d53..a28dfbb064 100644
--- a/src/Core/NotificationsManager.php
+++ b/src/Core/NotificationsManager.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class NotificationsManager extends BaseObject
 	{
 		$rets = [];
 		foreach ($notes as $n) {
-			$local_time = Temporal::convert($n['date'], date_default_timezone_get());
+			$local_time = Temporal::local($n['date']);
 			$n['timestamp'] = strtotime($local_time);
 			$n['date_rel'] = relative_date($n['date']);
 			$n['msg_html'] = bbcode($n['msg'], false, false, false, false);
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class NotificationsManager extends BaseObject
 						$default_item_image = proxy_url($it['photo'], false, PROXY_SIZE_MICRO);
 						$default_item_url = $it['url'];
 						$default_item_text = strip_tags(bbcode($it['msg']));
-						$default_item_when = Temporal::convert($it['date'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', 'r');
+						$default_item_when = Temporal::local($it['date'], 'r');
 						$default_item_ago = relative_date($it['date']);
 						break;
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class NotificationsManager extends BaseObject
 						$default_item_image = proxy_url($it['author-avatar'], false, PROXY_SIZE_MICRO);
 						$default_item_url = $it['author-link'];
 						$default_item_text = L10n::t("%s commented on %s's post", $it['author-name'], $it['pname']);
-						$default_item_when = Temporal::convert($it['created'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', 'r');
+						$default_item_when = Temporal::local($it['created'], 'r');
 						$default_item_ago = relative_date($it['created']);
 						break;
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class NotificationsManager extends BaseObject
 						$default_item_text = (($it['id'] == $it['parent'])
 									? L10n::t("%s created a new post", $it['author-name'])
 									: L10n::t("%s commented on %s's post", $it['author-name'], $it['pname']));
-						$default_item_when = Temporal::convert($it['created'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', 'r');
+						$default_item_when = Temporal::local($it['created'], 'r');
 						$default_item_ago = relative_date($it['created']);
 				}
 
diff --git a/src/Object/Post.php b/src/Object/Post.php
index be3018cc94..4e83d2ff97 100644
--- a/src/Object/Post.php
+++ b/src/Object/Post.php
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class Post extends BaseObject
 		if (strtotime($item['edited']) - strtotime($item['created']) > 1) {
 			$edited = [
 				'label'    => L10n::t('This entry was edited'),
-				'date'     => Temporal::convert($item['edited'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', 'r'),
+				'date'     => Temporal::local($item['edited'], 'r'),
 				'relative' => relative_date($item['edited'])
 			];
 		}
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class Post extends BaseObject
 			'osparkle'        => $osparkle,
 			'sparkle'         => $sparkle,
 			'title'           => $title_e,
-			'localtime'       => Temporal::convert($item['created'], date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', 'r'),
+			'localtime'       => Temporal::local($item['created'], 'r'),
 			'ago'             => $item['app'] ? L10n::t('%s from %s', relative_date($item['created']), $item['app']) : relative_date($item['created']),
 			'app'             => $item['app'],
 			'created'         => relative_date($item['created']),
diff --git a/src/Util/Temporal.php b/src/Util/Temporal.php
index 8deadd5e8f..0e8c8f18cf 100644
--- a/src/Util/Temporal.php
+++ b/src/Util/Temporal.php
@@ -135,6 +135,18 @@ class Temporal
 		return self::convert($time, 'UTC', 'UTC', $format);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * convert() shorthand for local.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $time   A date/time string
+	 * @param string $format DateTime format string or Temporal constant
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function local($time, $format = self::MYSQL)
+	{
+		return self::convert($time, date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', $format);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * convert() shorthand for timezoned now.
 	 *
@@ -154,7 +166,7 @@ class Temporal
 	 */
 	public static function localNow($format = self::MYSQL)
 	{
-		return self::convert('now', date_default_timezone_get(), 'UTC', $format);
+		return self::local('now', $format);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -165,7 +177,7 @@ class Temporal
 	 */
 	public static function utcNow($format = self::MYSQL)
 	{
-		return self::convert('now', 'UTC', 'UTC', $format);
+		return self::utc('now', $format);
 	}
 
 	/**