diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/HealthStatus.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/HealthStatus.tsx
index d97399d..92eb688 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/HealthStatus.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/HealthStatus.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { AlertTriangle, CheckCircle2, HardDrive, Loader2, Play, RefreshCw, Square, Terminal, CheckCircle, AlertCircle } from 'lucide-react';
 import type { ComponentHealth } from '@shared/types/api';
-import { formatBytes } from '../utils/format';
+import { formatBytes, formatLocalDateTime } from '../utils/format';
+import { useTimezone } from '../hooks/useTimezone';
 import type { YtDlpStatusResponse, YtDlpUpdateResponse } from '@shared/types/api';
 import type { UseMutationResult } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ interface HealthStatusProps {
 }
 
 export function HealthStatus({ components, overallStatus, ytdlpStatus, ytdlpLoading, updateYtDlp }: HealthStatusProps) {
+  const timezone = useTimezone();
   const overallColors = STATUS_COLORS[overallStatus] ?? DEFAULT_COLORS;
   const overallLabel = overallStatus.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + overallStatus.slice(1);
 
@@ -292,7 +294,7 @@ function YtDlpDetail({ component, ytdlpStatus, ytdlpLoading, updateYtDlp }: {
       {/* Last Updated */}
       {!ytdlpLoading && ytdlpStatus && (
         <div style={{ fontSize: 'var(--font-size-xs)', color: 'var(--text-muted)' }}>
-          Last checked: {ytdlpStatus.lastUpdated ? new Date(ytdlpStatus.lastUpdated).toLocaleString() : 'Never'}
+          Last checked: {ytdlpStatus.lastUpdated ? formatLocalDateTime(ytdlpStatus.lastUpdated, timezone) : 'Never'}
         </div>
       )}
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/hooks/useTimezone.ts b/src/frontend/src/hooks/useTimezone.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..488e1d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/src/hooks/useTimezone.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { useAppSettings } from '../api/hooks/useSystem';
+
+/** Browser's local timezone as fallback. */
+const BROWSER_TIMEZONE = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone;
+
+/**
+ * Returns the user-configured timezone from app settings,
+ * falling back to the browser's timezone if settings haven't loaded yet.
+ */
+export function useTimezone(): string {
+  const { data: settings } = useAppSettings();
+  return settings?.timezone || BROWSER_TIMEZONE;
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/pages/Activity.tsx b/src/frontend/src/pages/Activity.tsx
index a7e1410..93477b5 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/pages/Activity.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/pages/Activity.tsx
@@ -6,22 +6,10 @@ import { Pagination } from '../components/Pagination';
 import { FilterBar, type FilterDefinition } from '../components/FilterBar';
 import { SkeletonActivityList } from '../components/Skeleton';
 import { useHistory, useActivity, type HistoryFilters } from '../api/hooks/useActivity';
-import { formatRelativeTime } from '../utils/format';
+import { formatRelativeTime, formatTimestamp } from '../utils/format';
+import { useTimezone } from '../hooks/useTimezone';
 import type { DownloadHistoryRecord } from '@shared/types/index';
 
-// ── Helpers ──
-
-function formatTimestamp(iso: string): string {
-  const d = new Date(iso);
-  return d.toLocaleString(undefined, {
-    month: 'short',
-    day: 'numeric',
-    hour: '2-digit',
-    minute: '2-digit',
-    second: '2-digit',
-  });
-}
-
 function formatEventType(type: string): string {
   return type
     .split('_')
@@ -58,6 +46,7 @@ const EVENT_TYPES = [
 // ── Component ──
 
 export function ActivityPage() {
+  const timezone = useTimezone();
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<'history' | 'recent'>('history');
   const [page, setPage] = useState(1);
   const [filterValues, setFilterValues] = useState<Record<string, string>>({
@@ -176,7 +165,7 @@ export function ActivityPage() {
               fontFamily: 'var(--font-mono)',
             }}
           >
-            {formatTimestamp(item.createdAt)}
+            {formatTimestamp(item.createdAt, timezone)}
           </span>
         ),
       },
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/pages/ChannelDetail.tsx b/src/frontend/src/pages/ChannelDetail.tsx
index ee167c2..99dafb1 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/pages/ChannelDetail.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/pages/ChannelDetail.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ import { SortGroupBar, type GroupByKey } from '../components/SortGroupBar';
 import { Modal } from '../components/Modal';
 import { useToast } from '../components/Toast';
 import { useDownloadProgress, useScanProgress } from '../contexts/DownloadProgressContext';
-import { formatDuration, formatFileSize, formatRelativeTime, formatSubscriberCount } from '../utils/format';
+import { formatDuration, formatFileSize, formatRelativeTime, formatSubscriberCount, formatLocalDateTime } from '../utils/format';
+import { useTimezone } from '../hooks/useTimezone';
 import type { ContentItem, MonitoringMode } from '@shared/types/index';
 
 // ── Helpers ──
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ const MONITORING_MODE_OPTIONS: { value: MonitoringMode; label: string }[] = [
 // ── Component ──
 
 export function ChannelDetail() {
+  const timezone = useTimezone();
   const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
@@ -662,7 +664,7 @@ export function ChannelDetail() {
         render: (item) => (
           <span
             style={{ color: 'var(--text-secondary)', fontSize: 'var(--font-size-sm)', fontVariantNumeric: 'tabular-nums' }}
-            title={item.publishedAt ?? ''}
+            title={item.publishedAt ? formatLocalDateTime(item.publishedAt, timezone) : ''}
           >
             {formatRelativeTime(item.publishedAt)}
           </span>
@@ -676,7 +678,7 @@ export function ChannelDetail() {
         render: (item) => (
           <span
             style={{ color: 'var(--text-secondary)', fontSize: 'var(--font-size-sm)', fontVariantNumeric: 'tabular-nums' }}
-            title={item.downloadedAt ?? ''}
+            title={item.downloadedAt ? formatLocalDateTime(item.downloadedAt, timezone) : ''}
           >
             {formatRelativeTime(item.downloadedAt)}
           </span>
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/pages/Queue.tsx b/src/frontend/src/pages/Queue.tsx
index 2689032..2e5507b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/pages/Queue.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/pages/Queue.tsx
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ import { SkeletonQueueList } from '../components/Skeleton';
 import { DownloadProgressBar } from '../components/DownloadProgressBar';
 import { useDownloadProgress } from '../contexts/DownloadProgressContext';
 import { useQueue, useRetryQueueItem, useCancelQueueItem } from '../api/hooks/useQueue';
+import { formatShortDateTime } from '../utils/format';
+import { useTimezone } from '../hooks/useTimezone';
 import type { QueueItem, QueueStatus } from '@shared/types/index';
 
 // ── Helpers ──
 
-function formatTime(iso: string | null): string {
+function formatTime(iso: string | null, timezone: string): string {
   if (!iso) return '—';
   const d = new Date(iso);
   const now = new Date();
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ function formatTime(iso: string | null): string {
   if (diffMs < 60_000) return 'just now';
   if (diffMs < 3600_000) return `${Math.floor(diffMs / 60_000)}m ago`;
   if (diffMs < 86400_000) return `${Math.floor(diffMs / 3600_000)}h ago`;
-  return d.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { month: 'short', day: 'numeric', hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' });
+  return formatShortDateTime(iso, timezone);
 }
 
 // ── Status Tab Options ──
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ function QueueItemProgress({ item }: { item: QueueItem }) {
 // ── Component ──
 
 export function Queue() {
+  const timezone = useTimezone();
   const [statusFilter, setStatusFilter] = useState<QueueStatus | ''>('');
 
   // Query with 5s auto-refresh
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ export function Queue() {
         width: '110px',
         render: (item) => (
           <span style={{ color: 'var(--text-secondary)', fontSize: 'var(--font-size-xs)' }}>
-            {formatTime(item.startedAt)}
+            {formatTime(item.startedAt, timezone)}
           </span>
         ),
       },
@@ -155,7 +158,7 @@ export function Queue() {
         width: '110px',
         render: (item) => (
           <span style={{ color: 'var(--text-secondary)', fontSize: 'var(--font-size-xs)' }}>
-            {formatTime(item.completedAt)}
+            {formatTime(item.completedAt, timezone)}
           </span>
         ),
       },
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/pages/System.tsx b/src/frontend/src/pages/System.tsx
index ca92754..613e736 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/pages/System.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/pages/System.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { RefreshCw, Server, Activity, Cpu, HardDrive, Search } from 'lucide-reac
 import { useSystemStatus, useHealth, useYtDlpStatus, useUpdateYtDlp, useMissingScanStatus, useTriggerMissingScan } from '../api/hooks/useSystem';
 import { HealthStatus } from '../components/HealthStatus';
 import { SkeletonSystem } from '../components/Skeleton';
-import { formatBytes } from '../utils/format';
+import { formatBytes, formatLocalDateTime } from '../utils/format';
+import { useTimezone } from '../hooks/useTimezone';
 
 // ── Helpers ──
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ function formatUptime(seconds: number): string {
 // ── Component ──
 
 export function SystemPage() {
+  const timezone = useTimezone();
   const { data: health, isLoading: healthLoading, error: healthError, refetch: refetchHealth } = useHealth();
   const { data: status, isLoading: statusLoading, error: statusError, refetch: refetchStatus } = useSystemStatus();
   const { data: ytdlpStatus, isLoading: ytdlpLoading } = useYtDlpStatus();
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ export function SystemPage() {
                 <SystemInfoRow
                   icon={<Activity size={14} style={{ color: 'var(--text-muted)' }} />}
                   label="Last Scan"
-                  value={new Date(missingScanData.data.lastRun).toLocaleString()}
+                  value={formatLocalDateTime(missingScanData.data.lastRun, timezone)}
                 />
                 <SystemInfoRow
                   icon={<Search size={14} style={{ color: 'var(--info)' }} />}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/utils/format.ts b/src/frontend/src/utils/format.ts
index 6488ae2..e10af70 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/utils/format.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/utils/format.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
  *
  * Consolidates format helpers that were previously duplicated across
  * ChannelDetail, Library, ContentCard, ContentListItem, Channels, Activity.
+ *
+ * Timezone-aware helpers accept an IANA timezone string (e.g. "America/New_York").
+ * Pass the value from useTimezone() at the call site.
  */
 
 /** Format a byte count into a human-readable string (B, KB, MB, GB, TB). */
@@ -60,3 +63,51 @@ export function formatSubscriberCount(count: number | null): string | null {
   if (count < 1_000_000_000) return `${(count / 1_000_000).toFixed(1).replace(/\.0$/, '')}M`;
   return `${(count / 1_000_000_000).toFixed(1).replace(/\.0$/, '')}B`;
 }
+
+// ── Timezone-aware formatters ──
+
+/**
+ * Format an ISO date string as a full timestamp in the given timezone.
+ * Example: "Jan 5, 2:30:45 PM"
+ */
+export function formatTimestamp(isoString: string | null, timezone: string): string {
+  if (!isoString) return '—';
+  const d = new Date(isoString);
+  if (isNaN(d.getTime())) return '—';
+  return d.toLocaleString(undefined, {
+    timeZone: timezone,
+    month: 'short',
+    day: 'numeric',
+    hour: '2-digit',
+    minute: '2-digit',
+    second: '2-digit',
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Format an ISO date string as a short date+time in the given timezone.
+ * Example: "Jan 5, 02:30 PM"
+ */
+export function formatShortDateTime(isoString: string | null, timezone: string): string {
+  if (!isoString) return '—';
+  const d = new Date(isoString);
+  if (isNaN(d.getTime())) return '—';
+  return d.toLocaleDateString(undefined, {
+    timeZone: timezone,
+    month: 'short',
+    day: 'numeric',
+    hour: '2-digit',
+    minute: '2-digit',
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Format an ISO date string as a locale date+time string in the given timezone.
+ * Uses the browser's default locale format. Example: "1/5/2025, 2:30:45 PM"
+ */
+export function formatLocalDateTime(isoString: string | null, timezone: string): string {
+  if (!isoString) return '—';
+  const d = new Date(isoString);
+  if (isNaN(d.getTime())) return '—';
+  return d.toLocaleString(undefined, { timeZone: timezone });
+}