diff --git a/src/routes/index.py b/src/routes/index.py
index bc83c88..7c12231 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.py
+++ b/src/routes/index.py
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@ def index() -> str:
             def linkify(s):
                 return ".".join(titleify(s).split(".")[:-1])
 
-            def datify(s):
-                return s[:-14] + " " + s[-4:]
-
-            posts.append((linkify(p), titleify(p), datify(get_post_cdate(p))))
+            posts.append((linkify(p), titleify(p), get_post_cdate(p)))
 
     return render_template(
         "index.html",
diff --git a/src/utils/misc.py b/src/utils/misc.py
index c105d3e..2f30d61 100644
--- a/src/utils/misc.py
+++ b/src/utils/misc.py
@@ -51,11 +51,17 @@ def get_post(filename: str) -> File | None:
         return None
     else:
         with open(filename, "r") as reader:
-            return File(reader.read(), get_post_cdate(filename))
+            return File(reader.read(), get_post_cdatetime(filename))
+
+
+def get_post_cdatetime(filename: str) -> str:
+    return ctime(os_path.getmtime(filename))
 
 
 def get_post_cdate(filename: str) -> str:
-    return ctime(os_path.getmtime(filename))
+    dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(os_path.getmtime(filename))
+
+    return dt.strftime("%a %b %d %Y")
 
 
 def delete_post(filename: str) -> bool: