diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3cf0ffb6ff5..78288ba104f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     "classnames": "2.5.1",
     "clone-deep": "4.0.1",
     "date-fns": "2.30.0",
+    "date-fns-tz": "2.0.1",
     "fast-deep-equal": "3.1.3",
     "formik": "2.4.5",
     "history": "5.3.0",
diff --git a/src/app/base/components/NotificationGroup/Notification/Notification.tsx b/src/app/base/components/NotificationGroup/Notification/Notification.tsx
index 46bcb5fcb92..5105aeee264 100644
--- a/src/app/base/components/NotificationGroup/Notification/Notification.tsx
+++ b/src/app/base/components/NotificationGroup/Notification/Notification.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   isUpgradeNotification,
 } from "@/app/store/notification/utils";
 import type { RootState } from "@/app/store/root/types";
-import { getUtcTimestamp } from "@/app/utils/time";
+import { formatUtcDatetime } from "@/app/utils/time";
 
 type Props = {
   className?: string | null;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const NotificationGroupNotification = ({
   const notification = useSelector((state: RootState) =>
     notificationSelectors.getById(state, id)
   );
-  const createdTimestamp = getUtcTimestamp(notification?.created);
+  const createdTimestamp = formatUtcDatetime(notification?.created);
   if (!notification) {
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/src/app/base/components/StatusBar/StatusBar.test.tsx b/src/app/base/components/StatusBar/StatusBar.test.tsx
index 4a7b8a7b583..0a12194c1ef 100644
--- a/src/app/base/components/StatusBar/StatusBar.test.tsx
+++ b/src/app/base/components/StatusBar/StatusBar.test.tsx
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ it("displays correct text for machines with hardware sync enabled and no last_sy
       status: NodeStatus.DEPLOYED,
       system_id: "abc123",
       enable_hw_sync: true,
-      last_sync: factory.timestamp("Thu, 31 Dec. 2020 22:00:00"),
-      next_sync: factory.timestamp("Thu, 31 Dec. 2020 23:01:00"),
+      last_sync: factory.timestamp(""),
+      next_sync: factory.timestamp(""),
     }),
   ];
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ it("displays last image sync timestamp for a rack or region+rack controller", ()
   renderWithMockStore(<StatusBar />, { state });
 
   expect(screen.getByTestId("status-bar-status")).toHaveTextContent(
-    `Last image sync: ${controller.last_image_sync}`
+    `Last image sync: Thu, 02 Jun. 2022 00:48:41 (UTC)`
   );
 });
 
diff --git a/src/app/base/components/StatusBar/StatusBar.tsx b/src/app/base/components/StatusBar/StatusBar.tsx
index 3155c4af88f..33e5184b9bb 100644
--- a/src/app/base/components/StatusBar/StatusBar.tsx
+++ b/src/app/base/components/StatusBar/StatusBar.tsx
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import {
   isDeployedWithHardwareSync,
   isMachineDetails,
 } from "@/app/store/machine/utils";
-import type { UtcTimestamp } from "@/app/store/types/model";
+import type { UtcDatetime } from "@/app/store/types/model";
 import { NodeStatus } from "@/app/store/types/node";
-import { getUtcTimestamp, getTimeDistanceString } from "@/app/utils/time";
+import { formatUtcDatetime, getTimeDistanceString } from "@/app/utils/time";
 
 const getLastCommissionedString = (machine: MachineDetails) => {
   if (machine.status === NodeStatus.COMMISSIONING) {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const getLastCommissionedString = (machine: MachineDetails) => {
   }
 };
 
-const getSyncStatusString = (syncStatus: UtcTimestamp) => {
+const getSyncStatusString = (syncStatus: UtcDatetime) => {
   if (syncStatus === "") {
     return "Never";
   }
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export const StatusBar = (): JSX.Element | null => {
     isControllerDetails(activeController) &&
     (isRack(activeController) || isRegionAndRack(activeController))
   ) {
-    status = `Last image sync: ${getUtcTimestamp(
+    status = `Last image sync: ${formatUtcDatetime(
       activeController.last_image_sync
     )}`;
   }
diff --git a/src/app/base/components/node/NodeTestsTable/NodeTestsTable.tsx b/src/app/base/components/node/NodeTestsTable/NodeTestsTable.tsx
index 77b283f1035..446afffb471 100644
--- a/src/app/base/components/node/NodeTestsTable/NodeTestsTable.tsx
+++ b/src/app/base/components/node/NodeTestsTable/NodeTestsTable.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import type { ScriptResult } from "@/app/store/scriptresult/types";
 import { ScriptResultType } from "@/app/store/scriptresult/types";
 import { canBeSuppressed } from "@/app/store/scriptresult/utils";
 import { nodeIsMachine } from "@/app/store/utils";
-import { getUtcTimestamp } from "@/app/utils/time";
+import { formatUtcDatetime } from "@/app/utils/time";
 
 export enum ScriptResultAction {
   VIEW_METRICS = "viewMetrics",
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ const NodeTestsTable = ({ node, scriptResults }: Props): JSX.Element => {
         },
         {
           className: "date-col",
-          content: getUtcTimestamp(result.updated),
+          content: formatUtcDatetime(result.updated),
         },
         {
           className: "runtime-col",
diff --git a/src/app/networkDiscovery/views/DiscoveriesList/DiscoveriesList.tsx b/src/app/networkDiscovery/views/DiscoveriesList/DiscoveriesList.tsx
index 3da80adfd54..8f667773ef7 100644
--- a/src/app/networkDiscovery/views/DiscoveriesList/DiscoveriesList.tsx
+++ b/src/app/networkDiscovery/views/DiscoveriesList/DiscoveriesList.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import type { Discovery } from "@/app/store/discovery/types";
 import { DiscoveryMeta } from "@/app/store/discovery/types";
 import type { RootState } from "@/app/store/root/types";
 import { generateEmptyStateMsg, getTableStatus } from "@/app/utils";
+import { formatUtcDatetime } from "@/app/utils/time";
 
 export enum Labels {
   DiscoveriesList = "Discoveries list",
@@ -78,7 +79,11 @@ const generateRows = (
           content: discovery.observer_hostname,
         },
         {
-          content: <div className="u-truncate">{discovery.last_seen}</div>,
+          content: (
+            <div className="u-truncate">
+              {formatUtcDatetime(discovery.last_seen)}
+            </div>
+          ),
         },
         {
           content: (
diff --git a/src/app/settings/views/Dhcp/DhcpList/DhcpList.tsx b/src/app/settings/views/Dhcp/DhcpList/DhcpList.tsx
index 69c379a7e75..5de926aa5ec 100644
--- a/src/app/settings/views/Dhcp/DhcpList/DhcpList.tsx
+++ b/src/app/settings/views/Dhcp/DhcpList/DhcpList.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import type { RootState } from "@/app/store/root/types";
 import { subnetActions } from "@/app/store/subnet";
 import subnetSelectors from "@/app/store/subnet/selectors";
 import type { Subnet } from "@/app/store/subnet/types";
-import { formatUtcTimestamp } from "@/app/utils/time";
+import { formatUtcDatetime } from "@/app/utils/time";
 
 const getTargetName = (
   controllers: Controller[],
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const generateRows = (
     const expanded = expandedId === dhcpsnippet.id;
     // Dates are in the format: Thu, 15 Aug. 2019 06:21:39.
     const updated = dhcpsnippet.updated
-      ? formatUtcTimestamp(dhcpsnippet.updated)
+      ? formatUtcDatetime(dhcpsnippet.updated)
       : "Never";
     const enabled = dhcpsnippet.enabled ? "Yes" : "No";
     const showDelete = expandedType === "delete";
diff --git a/src/app/settings/views/Scripts/ScriptsList/ScriptsList.test.tsx b/src/app/settings/views/Scripts/ScriptsList/ScriptsList.test.tsx
index 8bb51eb836b..9de2e14d0b2 100644
--- a/src/app/settings/views/Scripts/ScriptsList/ScriptsList.test.tsx
+++ b/src/app/settings/views/Scripts/ScriptsList/ScriptsList.test.tsx
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ describe("ScriptsList", () => {
     );
     expect(
       within(screen.getByRole("row", { name: "test name 33" })).getByText(
-        "2020-12-31 22:59"
+        "Thu, 31 Dec. 2020 22:59:00 (UTC)"
       )
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ describe("ScriptsList", () => {
         loaded: true,
         items: [
           factory.script({
-            created: factory.timestamp(""),
+            created: () => factory.timestamp(""),
             script_type: ScriptType.TESTING,
           }),
         ],
diff --git a/src/app/settings/views/Scripts/ScriptsList/ScriptsList.tsx b/src/app/settings/views/Scripts/ScriptsList/ScriptsList.tsx
index 3ac9498df3d..05c3fee0bae 100644
--- a/src/app/settings/views/Scripts/ScriptsList/ScriptsList.tsx
+++ b/src/app/settings/views/Scripts/ScriptsList/ScriptsList.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
 import { ContentSection } from "@canonical/maas-react-components";
-import { format } from "date-fns";
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from "react-redux";
 import type { Dispatch } from "redux";
 
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ import { scriptActions } from "@/app/store/script";
 import scriptSelectors from "@/app/store/script/selectors";
 import type { Script } from "@/app/store/script/types";
 import { generateEmptyStateMsg, getTableStatus } from "@/app/utils";
-import { parseUtcDatetime } from "@/app/utils/time";
+import { formatUtcDatetime } from "@/app/utils/time";
 
 export enum Labels {
   Actions = "Table actions",
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ const generateRows = (
     // history timestamps are in the format: Mon, 02 Sep 2019 02:02:39 -0000
     let uploadedOn: string;
     try {
-      uploadedOn = format(parseUtcDatetime(script.created), "yyyy-LL-dd H:mm");
+      uploadedOn = formatUtcDatetime(script.created);
     } catch (error) {
       uploadedOn = "Never";
     }
diff --git a/src/app/settings/views/Users/UsersList/UsersList.tsx b/src/app/settings/views/Users/UsersList/UsersList.tsx
index 66d235a145f..3247dfdfbd1 100644
--- a/src/app/settings/views/Users/UsersList/UsersList.tsx
+++ b/src/app/settings/views/Users/UsersList/UsersList.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { userActions } from "@/app/store/user";
 import userSelectors from "@/app/store/user/selectors";
 import type { User } from "@/app/store/user/types";
 import { isComparable } from "@/app/utils";
-import { formatUtcTimestamp } from "@/app/utils/time";
+import { formatUtcDatetime } from "@/app/utils/time";
 
 type SortKey = keyof User;
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const generateUserRows = (
     const isAuthUser = user.id === authUser?.id;
     // Dates are in the format: Thu, 15 Aug. 2019 06:21:39.
     const last_login = user.last_login
-      ? formatUtcTimestamp(user.last_login)
+      ? formatUtcDatetime(user.last_login)
       : "Never";
     const fullName = user.last_name;
     return {
diff --git a/src/app/store/bootresource/types/base.ts b/src/app/store/bootresource/types/base.ts
index 08402eeb724..6a73e9b0e71 100644
--- a/src/app/store/bootresource/types/base.ts
+++ b/src/app/store/bootresource/types/base.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { BootResourceSourceType, BootResourceType } from "./enum";
 
-import type { Model, UtcTimestamp } from "@/app/store/types/model";
+import type { Model, UtcDatetime } from "@/app/store/types/model";
 
 export type BaseImageFields = {
   checked: boolean;
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ export type BootResource = Model & {
   complete: boolean;
   downloading: boolean;
   icon: "in-progress" | "queued" | "succeeded" | "waiting";
-  lastUpdate: UtcTimestamp;
-  lastDeployed: UtcTimestamp;
+  lastUpdate: UtcDatetime;
+  lastDeployed: UtcDatetime;
   machineCount: number;
   name: string;
   numberOfNodes: number;
diff --git a/src/app/store/controller/types/base.ts b/src/app/store/controller/types/base.ts
index e9768088684..0a65a5a6901 100644
--- a/src/app/store/controller/types/base.ts
+++ b/src/app/store/controller/types/base.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import type { PowerState, StorageLayout } from "@/app/store/types/enum";
 import type {
   ModelRef,
   TimestampFields,
-  UtcTimestamp,
+  UtcDatetime,
 } from "@/app/store/types/model";
 import type {
   NodeActions,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export type ControllerActions =
 
 export type BaseController = BaseNode & {
   actions: ControllerActions[];
-  last_image_sync: UtcTimestamp;
+  last_image_sync: UtcDatetime;
   link_type: NodeLinkType.CONTROLLER;
   node_type_display:
     | NodeTypeDisplay.RACK_CONTROLLER
diff --git a/src/app/store/discovery/selectors.test.ts b/src/app/store/discovery/selectors.test.ts
index b4ba5d16008..ceabed0bbc7 100644
--- a/src/app/store/discovery/selectors.test.ts
+++ b/src/app/store/discovery/selectors.test.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe("discovery selectors", () => {
             mac_organization: "Acme Inc.",
             ip: "0.0.0.0",
             observer_hostname: "alpha",
-            last_seen: "Mon, 19 Oct. 2020 01:15:57",
+            last_seen: factory.timestamp("Mon, 19 Oct. 2020 01:15:57"),
           }),
           factory.discovery({
             hostname: "bar",
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe("discovery selectors", () => {
             mac_organization: "Foodies Inc.",
             ip: "1.1.1.1",
             observer_hostname: "bravo",
-            last_seen: "Sat, 17 Oct. 2020 01:15:57",
+            last_seen: factory.timestamp("Sat, 17 Oct. 2020 01:15:57"),
           }),
           factory.discovery({
             hostname: "foobar",
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe("discovery selectors", () => {
             mac_organization: "Roxxon",
             ip: "2.2.2.2",
             observer_hostname: "foot",
-            last_seen: "Mon, 19 Oct. 2020 01:15:57",
+            last_seen: factory.timestamp("Mon, 19 Oct. 2020 01:15:57"),
           }),
           factory.discovery({
             hostname: "fizz",
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe("discovery selectors", () => {
             mac_organization: "Pacific Couriers",
             ip: "3.3.3.3",
             observer_hostname: "alpha",
-            last_seen: "Mon, 19 Oct. 2020 01:15:57",
+            last_seen: factory.timestamp("Mon, 19 Oct. 2020 01:15:57"),
           }),
         ],
       }),
diff --git a/src/app/store/discovery/types/base.ts b/src/app/store/discovery/types/base.ts
index b4ed8ba6450..a600fb43f20 100644
--- a/src/app/store/discovery/types/base.ts
+++ b/src/app/store/discovery/types/base.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { APIError } from "@/app/base/types";
-import type { Model } from "@/app/store/types/model";
+import type { Model, UtcDatetime } from "@/app/store/types/model";
 import type { GenericState } from "@/app/store/types/state";
 
 export type Discovery = Model & {
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export type Discovery = Model & {
   hostname: string | null;
   ip: string | null;
   is_external_dhcp: boolean | null;
-  last_seen: string;
+  last_seen: UtcDatetime;
   mac_address: string | null;
   mac_organization: string;
   mdns: number | null;
diff --git a/src/app/store/machine/types/base.ts b/src/app/store/machine/types/base.ts
index e265e42406a..b53e6b4401b 100644
--- a/src/app/store/machine/types/base.ts
+++ b/src/app/store/machine/types/base.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type { PowerState, StorageLayout } from "@/app/store/types/enum";
 import type {
   ModelRef,
   TimestampFields,
-  UtcTimestamp,
+  UtcDatetime,
 } from "@/app/store/types/model";
 import type {
   BaseNode,
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export type MachineDetails = BaseMachine &
     bmc: number;
     boot_disk: Disk | null;
     certificate?: CertificateMetadata;
-    commissioning_start_time: UtcTimestamp;
+    commissioning_start_time: UtcDatetime;
     commissioning_status: TestStatus;
     cpu_speed: BaseNode["cpu_speed"];
     cpu_test_status: TestStatus;
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ type HardwareSyncFields =
     }
   | {
       enable_hw_sync: true;
-      last_sync: UtcTimestamp;
-      next_sync: UtcTimestamp;
+      last_sync: UtcDatetime;
+      next_sync: UtcDatetime;
       is_sync_healthy: boolean;
       sync_interval: Seconds;
     };
diff --git a/src/app/store/scriptresult/types/base.ts b/src/app/store/scriptresult/types/base.ts
index b81a85567b4..54afbdcb486 100644
--- a/src/app/store/scriptresult/types/base.ts
+++ b/src/app/store/scriptresult/types/base.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import type {
 
 import type { HardwareType } from "@/app/base/enum";
 import type { APIError } from "@/app/base/types";
-import type { Model, UtcTimestamp } from "@/app/store/types/model";
+import type { Model, UtcDatetime } from "@/app/store/types/model";
 import type { NetworkInterface } from "@/app/store/types/node";
 import type { GenericState } from "@/app/store/types/state";
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export type PartialScriptResult = Model & {
   status: ScriptResultStatus;
   status_name: string;
   suppressed: boolean;
-  updated?: UtcTimestamp;
+  updated?: UtcDatetime;
 };
 
 export type ScriptResult = PartialScriptResult & {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export type ScriptResult = PartialScriptResult & {
   results: ScriptResultResult[];
   script?: number;
   script_version?: number | null;
-  started?: UtcTimestamp;
+  started?: UtcDatetime;
   tags: string;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/app/store/types/model.ts b/src/app/store/types/model.ts
index 8d48cdd8fe7..e3630552a32 100644
--- a/src/app/store/types/model.ts
+++ b/src/app/store/types/model.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ export type Model = {
 };
 
 // Expected format: "Thu, 15 Aug. 2019 06:21:39" or ""
-export type UtcTimestamp = string & { readonly __brand: unique symbol };
+export type UtcDatetime = string & { readonly __brand: unique symbol };
+export type UtcDatetimeDisplay = `${string} (UTC)` | "Never";
 export type TimestampFields = {
-  created: UtcTimestamp;
-  updated: UtcTimestamp;
+  created: UtcDatetime;
+  updated: UtcDatetime;
 };
 
 export type TimestampedModel = Model & TimestampFields;
diff --git a/src/app/store/user/types/base.ts b/src/app/store/user/types/base.ts
index 8891dbfef2d..5b9f9f9e312 100644
--- a/src/app/store/user/types/base.ts
+++ b/src/app/store/user/types/base.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { APIError } from "@/app/base/types";
-import type { Model, UtcTimestamp } from "@/app/store/types/model";
+import type { Model, UtcDatetime } from "@/app/store/types/model";
 import type { GenericState } from "@/app/store/types/state";
 
 export type User = Model & {
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export type User = Model & {
   is_local: boolean;
   is_superuser: boolean;
   last_name: string;
-  last_login: UtcTimestamp;
+  last_login: UtcDatetime;
   machines_count: number;
   sshkeys_count: number;
   username: string;
diff --git a/src/app/tags/views/TagList/TagTable/TagTable.tsx b/src/app/tags/views/TagList/TagTable/TagTable.tsx
index 4ff736f2faf..539eab37758 100644
--- a/src/app/tags/views/TagList/TagTable/TagTable.tsx
+++ b/src/app/tags/views/TagList/TagTable/TagTable.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import type { Tag } from "@/app/store/tag/types";
 import { TagMeta } from "@/app/store/tag/types";
 import AppliedTo from "@/app/tags/components/AppliedTo";
 import { isComparable } from "@/app/utils";
-import { getUtcTimestamp } from "@/app/utils/time";
+import { formatUtcDatetime } from "@/app/utils/time";
 
 type Props = PropsWithSpread<
   {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const generateRows = (
         },
         {
           "aria-label": Label.Updated,
-          content: getUtcTimestamp(tag.updated),
+          content: formatUtcDatetime(tag.updated),
         },
         {
           "aria-label": Label.Auto,
diff --git a/src/app/tags/views/TagUpdate/TagUpdateFormFields/TagUpdateFormFields.tsx b/src/app/tags/views/TagUpdate/TagUpdateFormFields/TagUpdateFormFields.tsx
index 17e06ab8359..2144082bbb0 100644
--- a/src/app/tags/views/TagUpdate/TagUpdateFormFields/TagUpdateFormFields.tsx
+++ b/src/app/tags/views/TagUpdate/TagUpdateFormFields/TagUpdateFormFields.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import AppliedTo from "@/app/tags/components/AppliedTo";
 import DefinitionField from "@/app/tags/components/DefinitionField";
 import KernelOptionsField from "@/app/tags/components/KernelOptionsField";
 import { Label } from "@/app/tags/views/TagDetails";
-import { getUtcTimestamp } from "@/app/utils/time";
+import { formatUtcDatetime } from "@/app/utils/time";
 
 type Props = {
   id: Tag[TagMeta.PK];
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const TagUpdateFormFields = ({ id }: Props): JSX.Element | null => {
         </Col>
         <Col size={12}>
           <Definition
-            description={getUtcTimestamp(tag.updated)}
+            description={formatUtcDatetime(tag.updated)}
             label={Label.Update}
           />
         </Col>
diff --git a/src/app/utils/time.test.ts b/src/app/utils/time.test.ts
index 62944bbd326..510c5d4bae5 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/time.test.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/time.test.ts
@@ -2,59 +2,74 @@ import MockDate from "mockdate";
 import timezoneMock from "timezone-mock";
 
 import {
-  formatUtcTimestamp,
+  formatUtcDatetime,
   getTimeDistanceString,
-  getUtcTimestamp,
+  parseUtcDatetime,
 } from "./time";
 
-import type { UtcTimestamp } from "@/app/store/types/model";
-import * as factory from "@/testing/factories";
+import type { UtcDatetime } from "@/app/store/types/model";
 
 beforeEach(() => {
   MockDate.set("Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 01:01:00");
+  timezoneMock.register("Etc/GMT+5");
 });
 
 afterEach(() => {
   MockDate.reset();
+  timezoneMock.unregister();
 });
 
 describe("getTimeDistanceString", () => {
   it("returns time distance for UTC TimeString in the past", () => {
     expect(
-      getTimeDistanceString("Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 01:00:50" as UtcTimestamp)
+      getTimeDistanceString("Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 01:00:50" as UtcDatetime)
     ).toEqual("less than a minute ago");
   });
   it("returns time distance for UTC TimeString in the future", () => {
     expect(
-      getTimeDistanceString("Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 01:01:10" as UtcTimestamp)
+      getTimeDistanceString("Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 01:01:10" as UtcDatetime)
     ).toEqual("in less than a minute");
   });
 });
 
-describe("formatUtcTimestamp", () => {
+describe("formatUtcDatetime", () => {
   it("returns UTC date time in a correct format", () => {
+    timezoneMock.register("Etc/GMT+0");
     expect(
-      formatUtcTimestamp("Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 01:00:50" as UtcTimestamp)
-    ).toEqual("Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 01:00:50");
+      formatUtcDatetime("Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 01:00:50" as UtcDatetime)
+    ).toEqual("Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 01:00:50 (UTC)");
   });
-  it("returns UTC date time in local time", () => {
+  it("returns UTC date time in UTC regardless of timezone", () => {
     timezoneMock.register("Etc/GMT-1");
     expect(
-      formatUtcTimestamp("Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 03:00:00" as UtcTimestamp)
-    ).toEqual("Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 04:00:00");
+      formatUtcDatetime("Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 03:00:00" as UtcDatetime)
+    ).toEqual("Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 03:00:00 (UTC)");
+  });
+  it("returns Never if no time is provided", () => {
+    const inputTimeString = "" as UtcDatetime;
+    const expectedOutput = "Never";
+    expect(formatUtcDatetime(inputTimeString)).toEqual(expectedOutput);
   });
-});
 
-describe("getUtcTimestamp", () => {
   it("appends (UTC) to the given time string", () => {
-    const inputTimeString = "Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 01:00:50" as UtcTimestamp;
+    const inputTimeString = "Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 01:00:50" as UtcDatetime;
     const expectedOutput = "Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 01:00:50 (UTC)";
-    expect(getUtcTimestamp(inputTimeString)).toEqual(expectedOutput);
+    expect(formatUtcDatetime(inputTimeString)).toEqual(expectedOutput);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("parseUtcDatetime", () => {
+  it("parses UTC time string into Date object correctly", () => {
+    const utcTimeString = "Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 01:00:50" as UtcDatetime;
+    const expectedDate = new Date(Date.UTC(2022, 10, 18, 1, 0, 50)); // Fri, 18 Nov. 2022 01:00:50
+    const result = parseUtcDatetime(utcTimeString);
+    expect(result).toEqual(expectedDate);
   });
 
-  it("works with different date formats", () => {
-    const inputTimeString = factory.timestamp("2022-11-18T01:00:50Z");
-    const expectedOutput = "2022-11-18T01:00:50Z (UTC)";
-    expect(getUtcTimestamp(inputTimeString)).toEqual(expectedOutput);
+  it("handles leap years correctly", () => {
+    const utcTimeString = "Mon, 29 Feb. 2016 12:00:00" as UtcDatetime;
+    const expectedDate = new Date(Date.UTC(2016, 1, 29, 12, 0, 0)); // Mon, 29 Feb. 2016 12:00:00
+    const result = parseUtcDatetime(utcTimeString);
+    expect(result).toEqual(expectedDate);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/utils/time.ts b/src/app/utils/time.ts
index e342ecf8223..4706341a9d1 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/time.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/time.ts
@@ -1,40 +1,40 @@
-import { format, formatDistance, parse } from "date-fns";
+import { formatDistance, parse } from "date-fns";
+import { formatInTimeZone } from "date-fns-tz";
 
-import type { UtcTimestamp } from "@/app/store/types/model";
+import type { UtcDatetime, UtcDatetimeDisplay } from "@/app/store/types/model";
 
-const DATETIME_FORMAT = "E, dd LLL. yyyy HH:mm:ss";
-const UTC_DATETIME_FORMAT = `${DATETIME_FORMAT} x`;
+const DATETIME_DISPLAY_FORMAT = "E, dd LLL. yyyy HH:mm:ss";
 
-export const parseUtcDatetime = (utcTimeString: UtcTimestamp): Date =>
+export const parseUtcDatetime = (utcTimeString: UtcDatetime): Date =>
   parse(
     `${utcTimeString} +00`, // let parse fn know it's UTC
-    UTC_DATETIME_FORMAT,
+    `${DATETIME_DISPLAY_FORMAT} x`,
     new Date()
   );
 
-export const getTimeDistanceString = (utcTimeString: UtcTimestamp): string =>
+export const getTimeDistanceString = (utcTimeString: UtcDatetime) =>
   formatDistance(parseUtcDatetime(utcTimeString), new Date(), {
     addSuffix: true,
   });
 
 /**
- * Appends "(UTC)" to a given string to indicate the time zone explicitly.
- * @param utcTimeString - time string in UTC
- * @returns Time string with appended "(UTC)"
+ * @param utcTimeString - time string in UTC_DATETIME_FORMAT
+ * @returns time string adjusted for local time zone in DATETIME_FORMAT
  */
-export const getUtcTimestamp = (utcTimeString?: UtcTimestamp): string =>
-  utcTimeString ? utcTimeString + " (UTC)" : "";
+export const formatUtcDatetime = (
+  utcTimeString?: UtcDatetime
+): UtcDatetimeDisplay => {
+  if (!utcTimeString) return "Never";
 
-/**
- * Formats a given UTC time string into a more readable format and appends "(UTC)" to indicate the time zone explicitly.
- * It converts the time string from "E, dd LLL. yyyy HH:mm:ss" format to "yyyy-LL-dd H:mm" format.
- * @param utcTimeString - time string in UTC to be formatted
- * @returns Formatted time string with appended "(UTC)"
- */
-export const formatUtcTimestamp = (utcTimeString?: UtcTimestamp): string =>
-  utcTimeString
-    ? format(
-        parse(utcTimeString, "E, dd LLL. yyyy HH:mm:ss", new Date()),
-        "yyyy-LL-dd H:mm"
-      ) + " (UTC)"
-    : "";
+  try {
+    const utcTime = `${formatInTimeZone(
+      parseUtcDatetime(utcTimeString),
+      "UTC",
+      DATETIME_DISPLAY_FORMAT,
+      { addSuffix: true }
+    )} (UTC)` as const;
+    return utcTime;
+  } catch (error) {
+    return "Never";
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/testing/factories/discovery.ts b/src/testing/factories/discovery.ts
index 82dba7bd46f..73a94f77504 100644
--- a/src/testing/factories/discovery.ts
+++ b/src/testing/factories/discovery.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { extend, random } from "cooky-cutter";
 
+import { timestamp } from "./general";
 import { model } from "./model";
 
 import type { Discovery } from "@/app/store/discovery/types";
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ export const discovery = extend<Model, Discovery>(model, {
   hostname: "discovery-hostname",
   ip: "192.168.1.1",
   is_external_dhcp: false,
-  last_seen: "Wed, 08 Jul. 2020 05:35:4",
+  last_seen: () => timestamp("Wed, 08 Jul. 2020 05:35:4"),
   mac_address: "00:00:00:00:00:00",
   mac_organization: "Business Corp, Inc.",
   mdns: 2,
diff --git a/src/testing/factories/general.ts b/src/testing/factories/general.ts
index 5c1acaf7c92..0f6af4551a9 100644
--- a/src/testing/factories/general.ts
+++ b/src/testing/factories/general.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {
   PowerFieldScope,
   PowerFieldType,
 } from "@/app/store/general/types";
-import type { UtcTimestamp } from "@/app/store/types/model";
+import type { UtcDatetime } from "@/app/store/types/model";
 import { NodeActions } from "@/app/store/types/node";
 
 export const architecture = define<Architecture>("amd64");
@@ -129,4 +129,6 @@ export const tlsCertificate = define<TLSCertificate>({
 export const version = define<Version>("test version");
 
 export const timestamp = (timestamp: string) =>
-  (timestamp as UtcTimestamp) || ("Wed, 08 Jul. 2020 05:35:4" as UtcTimestamp);
+  timestamp !== undefined
+    ? (timestamp as UtcDatetime)
+    : ("Wed, 08 Jul. 2020 05:35:4" as UtcDatetime);
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 62b91a7db10..2027f6fc43f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6848,6 +6848,11 @@ data-urls@^5.0.0:
     whatwg-mimetype "^4.0.0"
     whatwg-url "^14.0.0"
 
+date-fns-tz@2.0.1:
+  version "2.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/date-fns-tz/-/date-fns-tz-2.0.1.tgz#0a9b2099031c0d74120b45de9fd23192e48ea495"
+  integrity sha512-fJCG3Pwx8HUoLhkepdsP7Z5RsucUi+ZBOxyM5d0ZZ6c4SdYustq0VMmOu6Wf7bli+yS/Jwp91TOCqn9jMcVrUA==
+
 date-fns@2.30.0, date-fns@^2.30.0:
   version "2.30.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/date-fns/-/date-fns-2.30.0.tgz#f367e644839ff57894ec6ac480de40cae4b0f4d0"
@@ -12461,6 +12466,7 @@ string-natural-compare@^3.0.1:
   integrity sha512-n3sPwynL1nwKi3WJ6AIsClwBMa0zTi54fn2oLU6ndfTSIO05xaznjSf15PcBZU6FNWbmN5Q6cxT4V5hGvB4taw==
 
 "string-width-cjs@npm:string-width@^4.2.0", string-width@^4.2.3:
+  name string-width-cjs
   version "4.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.3.tgz#269c7117d27b05ad2e536830a8ec895ef9c6d010"
   integrity sha512-wKyQRQpjJ0sIp62ErSZdGsjMJWsap5oRNihHhu6G7JVO/9jIB6UyevL+tXuOqrng8j/cxKTWyWUwvSTriiZz/g==
@@ -12544,6 +12550,7 @@ string_decoder@~1.1.1:
     safe-buffer "~5.1.0"
 
 "strip-ansi-cjs@npm:strip-ansi@^6.0.1", strip-ansi@^6.0.1:
+  name strip-ansi-cjs
   version "6.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-6.0.1.tgz#9e26c63d30f53443e9489495b2105d37b67a85d9"
   integrity sha512-Y38VPSHcqkFrCpFnQ9vuSXmquuv5oXOKpGeT6aGrr3o3Gc9AlVa6JBfUSOCnbxGGZF+/0ooI7KrPuUSztUdU5A==
@@ -13735,6 +13742,7 @@ wordwrap@^1.0.0:
   integrity sha512-gvVzJFlPycKc5dZN4yPkP8w7Dc37BtP1yczEneOb4uq34pXZcvrtRTmWV8W+Ume+XCxKgbjM+nevkyFPMybd4Q==
 
 "wrap-ansi-cjs@npm:wrap-ansi@^7.0.0", wrap-ansi@^7.0.0:
+  name wrap-ansi-cjs
   version "7.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-7.0.0.tgz#67e145cff510a6a6984bdf1152911d69d2eb9e43"
   integrity sha512-YVGIj2kamLSTxw6NsZjoBxfSwsn0ycdesmc4p+Q21c5zPuZ1pl+NfxVdxPtdHvmNVOQ6XSYG4AUtyt/Fi7D16Q==