diff --git a/src/photo/PhotoDate.tsx b/src/photo/PhotoDate.tsx
index 96449f0f..d79bf16b 100644
--- a/src/photo/PhotoDate.tsx
+++ b/src/photo/PhotoDate.tsx
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ export default function PhotoDate({
   className,
   dateType = 'takenAt',
   timezone,
+  hideTime,
 }: {
   photo: Photo
   className?: string
   dateType?: 'takenAt' | 'createdAt' | 'updatedAt'
   timezone: Timezone
+  hideTime?: boolean
 }) {
   const date = useMemo(() => {
     const date = new Date(dateType === 'takenAt'
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ export default function PhotoDate({
       className,
       titleLabel: getTitleLabel(),
       timezone,
+      hideTime,
     }} />
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/photo/PhotoLarge.tsx b/src/photo/PhotoLarge.tsx
index 32befc1b..d2357b35 100644
--- a/src/photo/PhotoLarge.tsx
+++ b/src/photo/PhotoLarge.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import PhotoLink from './PhotoLink';
 import {
   SHOULD_PREFETCH_ALL_LINKS,
   ALLOW_PUBLIC_DOWNLOADS,
+  SHOW_TAKEN_AT_TIME,
 } from '@/site/config';
 import AdminPhotoMenuClient from '@/admin/AdminPhotoMenuClient';
 import { RevalidatePhoto } from './InfinitePhotoScroll';
@@ -248,8 +249,10 @@ export default function PhotoLarge({
                   !hasNonDateContent && isUserSignedIn && 'md:pr-7',
                 )}
                 // Created at is a naive datetime which
-                // does not require a timezone
+                // does not require a timezone and will not
+                // cause server/client time mismatch
                 timezone={null}
+                hideTime={!SHOW_TAKEN_AT_TIME}
               />
               <div className={clsx(
                 'flex gap-1 translate-y-[0.5px]',
diff --git a/src/utility/date.ts b/src/utility/date.ts
index 7a6cce95..f7d34acd 100644
--- a/src/utility/date.ts
+++ b/src/utility/date.ts
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ export const formatDate = ({
   case 'medium':
     formatString = !hideTime
       ? DATE_STRING_FORMAT_MEDIUM
-      : DATE_STRING_FORMAT_TINY;
+      : DATE_STRING_FORMAT_SHORT;
     placeholderString = !hideTime
       ? DATE_STRING_FORMAT_MEDIUM_PLACEHOLDER
-      : DATE_STRING_FORMAT_TINY_PLACEHOLDER;
+      : DATE_STRING_FORMAT_SHORT_PLACEHOLDER;
     break;
   }