diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/datelib.py b/rhodecode/lib/datelib.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/datelib.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/datelib.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def makedate():
     return time.mktime(lt), tz
 
 
-def date_fromtimestamp(unixts, tzoffset=0):
+def utcdate_fromtimestamp(unixts, tzoffset=0):
     """
     Makes a local datetime object out of unix timestamp
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def date_fromtimestamp(unixts, tzoffset=
     :param tzoffset:
     """
 
-    return datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(float(unixts))
+    return datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(float(unixts))
 
 
 def date_astimestamp(value):
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/commit.py b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/commit.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/commit.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/commit.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from StringIO import StringIO
 
 from zope.cachedescriptors.property import Lazy as LazyProperty
 
-from rhodecode.lib.datelib import date_fromtimestamp
+from rhodecode.lib.datelib import utcdate_fromtimestamp
 from rhodecode.lib.utils import safe_unicode, safe_str
 from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import safe_int
 from rhodecode.lib.vcs.conf import settings
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class GitCommit(base.BaseCommit):
                 if value:
                     value = safe_unicode(value)
             elif attr == "date":
-                value = date_fromtimestamp(*value)
+                value = utcdate_fromtimestamp(*value)
             elif attr == "parents":
                 value = self._make_commits(value)
             self.__dict__[attr] = value
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class GitCommit(base.BaseCommit):
     def date(self):
         unix_ts, tz = self._remote.get_object_attrs(
             self.raw_id, self._date_property, self._date_tz_property)
-        return date_fromtimestamp(unix_ts, tz)
+        return utcdate_fromtimestamp(unix_ts, tz)
 
     @LazyProperty
     def status(self):
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/repository.py b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/repository.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/repository.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/repository.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import time
 from zope.cachedescriptors.property import Lazy as LazyProperty
 
 from rhodecode.lib.compat import OrderedDict
-from rhodecode.lib.datelib import makedate, date_fromtimestamp
+from rhodecode.lib.datelib import makedate, utcdate_fromtimestamp
 from rhodecode.lib.utils import safe_unicode, safe_str
 from rhodecode.lib.vcs import connection, path as vcspath
 from rhodecode.lib.vcs.backends.base import (
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class GitRepository(BaseRepository):
         Returns last change made on this repository as
         `datetime.datetime` object.
         """
-        return date_fromtimestamp(self._get_mtime(), makedate()[1])
+        return utcdate_fromtimestamp(self._get_mtime(), makedate()[1])
 
     def _get_mtime(self):
         try:
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/hg/commit.py b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/hg/commit.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/hg/commit.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/hg/commit.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import os
 
 from zope.cachedescriptors.property import Lazy as LazyProperty
 
-from rhodecode.lib.datelib import date_fromtimestamp
+from rhodecode.lib.datelib import utcdate_fromtimestamp
 from rhodecode.lib.utils import safe_str, safe_unicode
 from rhodecode.lib.vcs import path as vcspath
 from rhodecode.lib.vcs.backends import base
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class MercurialCommit(base.BaseCommit):
             elif attr == "affected_files":
                 value = map(safe_unicode, value)
             elif attr == "date":
-                value = date_fromtimestamp(*value)
+                value = utcdate_fromtimestamp(*value)
             elif attr in ["children", "parents"]:
                 value = self._make_commits(value)
             self.__dict__[attr] = value
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class MercurialCommit(base.BaseCommit):
 
     @LazyProperty
     def date(self):
-        return date_fromtimestamp(*self._remote.ctx_date(self.idx))
+        return utcdate_fromtimestamp(*self._remote.ctx_date(self.idx))
 
     @LazyProperty
     def status(self):
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/hg/repository.py b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/hg/repository.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/hg/repository.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/hg/repository.py
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ from zope.cachedescriptors.property impo
 
 from rhodecode.lib.compat import OrderedDict
 from rhodecode.lib.datelib import (
-    date_fromtimestamp, makedate, date_to_timestamp_plus_offset,
-    date_astimestamp)
+    utcdate_fromtimestamp, makedate, date_astimestamp)
 from rhodecode.lib.utils import safe_unicode, safe_str
 from rhodecode.lib.vcs import connection
 from rhodecode.lib.vcs.backends.base import (
@@ -368,7 +367,7 @@ class MercurialRepository(BaseRepository
         Returns last change made on this repository as
         `datetime.datetime` object
         """
-        return date_fromtimestamp(self._get_mtime(), makedate()[1])
+        return utcdate_fromtimestamp(self._get_mtime(), makedate()[1])
 
     def _get_mtime(self):
         try: