diff --git a/js/local-time.js b/js/local-time.js
index c4eecfd9..e6b3495d 100644
--- a/js/local-time.js
+++ b/js/local-time.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  *
  * Usage:
  *   // $config['additional_javascript'][] = 'js/jquery.min.js';
+ *   // $config['additional_javascript'][] = 'js/strftime.min.js';
  *   $config['additional_javascript'][] = 'js/local-time.js';
  *
  */
@@ -24,6 +25,27 @@ onready(function(){
 		return [Math.pow(10, count - num.toString().length), num].join('').substr(1);
 	};
 
+	var datelocale =
+		{ days: [_('Sunday'), _('Monday'), _('Tuesday'), _('Wednesday'), _('Thursday'), _('Friday'), _('Saturday')]
+		, shortDays: [_("Sun"), _("Mon"), _("Tue"), _("Wed"), _("Thu"), _("Fri"), _("Sat")]
+		, months: [_('January'), _('February'), _('March'), _('April'), _('May'), _('June'), _('July'), _('August'), _('September'), _('October'), _('November'), _('December')]
+		, shortMonths: [_('Jan'), _('Feb'), _('Mar'), _('Apr'), _('May'), _('Jun'), _('Jul'), _('Aug'), _('Sep'), _('Oct'), _('Nov'), _('Dec')]
+		, AM: _('AM')
+		, PM: _('PM')
+		, am: _('am')
+		, pm: _('pm')
+		};
+	var dateformat = (typeof strftime === 'undefined') ? function(t) {
+		return zeropad(t.getMonth() + 1, 2) + "/" + zeropad(t.getDate(), 2) + "/" + t.getFullYear().toString().substring(2) +
+				" (" + [_("Sun"), _("Mon"), _("Tue"), _("Wed"), _("Thu"), _("Fri"), _("Sat"), _("Sun")][t.getDay()]  + ") " +
+				// time
+				zeropad(t.getHours(), 2) + ":" + zeropad(t.getMinutes(), 2) + ":" + zeropad(t.getSeconds(), 2);
+
+	} : function(t) {
+		// post_date is defined in templates/main.js
+		return strftime(window.post_date, t, datelocale);
+	};
+
 	var do_localtime = function(elem) {	
 		var times = elem.getElementsByTagName('time');
 	
@@ -35,12 +57,7 @@ onready(function(){
 		
 		
 			times[i].setAttribute('data-local', 'true');
-			times[i].innerHTML =
-				// date
-				zeropad(t.getMonth() + 1, 2) + "/" + zeropad(t.getDate(), 2) + "/" + t.getFullYear().toString().substring(2) +
-				" (" + [_("Sun"), _("Mon"), _("Tue"), _("Wed"), _("Thu"), _("Fri"), _("Sat"), _("Sun")][t.getDay()]  + ") " +
-				// time
-				zeropad(t.getHours(), 2) + ":" + zeropad(t.getMinutes(), 2) + ":" + zeropad(t.getSeconds(), 2);
+			times[i].innerHTML = dateformat(t);
 		};
 	};
 
diff --git a/templates/main.js b/templates/main.js
index 54018e37..7796565c 100644
--- a/templates/main.js
+++ b/templates/main.js
@@ -288,10 +288,12 @@ function ready() {
 	}
 }
 
-onready(init);
-
 {% endraw %}
 
+var post_date = "{{ config.post_date }}";
+
+onready(init);
+
 {% if config.google_analytics %}{% raw %}
 
 var _gaq = _gaq || [];_gaq.push(['_setAccount', '{% endraw %}{{ config.google_analytics }}{% raw %}']);{% endraw %}{% if config.google_analytics_domain %}{% raw %}_gaq.push(['_setDomainName', '{% endraw %}{{ config.google_analytics_domain }}{% raw %}']){% endraw %}{% endif %}{% if not config.google_analytics_domain %}{% raw %}_gaq.push(['_setDomainName', 'none']){% endraw %}{% endif %}{% raw %};_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);(function() {var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://' : 'http://') + 'stats.g.doubleclick.net/dc.js';var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);})();{% endraw %}{% endif %}