diff --git a/src/app/[slug]/page.tsx b/src/app/[slug]/page.tsx
index 0b42fb43..a2afae47 100644
--- a/src/app/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { website } from '@/config/website'
 import { getDrops } from '@/utils/getDrops'
 import { getNow } from '@/utils/getNow'
 import { getArweaves } from '@/utils/getArweaves'
+import { getDropDate } from '@/utils/getDropDate'
 
 type Props = {
   params: { slug: string }
@@ -137,8 +138,7 @@ export async function generateMetadata(
 
 async function getPartner(slug: string, spoofDate?: string) {
   const now = getNow(spoofDate)
-
-  const today = format(now, 'yyyy-MM-dd')
+  const today = getDropDate(spoofDate)
 
   const date = Object.keys(schedule).find(
     (date) => schedule[date].slug === slug
diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/page.tsx
index 38737ca1..e65e9aee 100644
--- a/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { RightArrow } from '@/components/icons/RightArrow'
 import { getTweets } from '@/utils/getTweets'
 import { getNow } from '@/utils/getNow'
 import { getArweaves } from '@/utils/getArweaves'
+import { getDropDate } from '@/utils/getDropDate'
 
 type Props = {
   searchParams: { [key: string]: string | string[] | undefined }
@@ -168,15 +169,12 @@ const INITIAL_TABS: TabsComponentProps = {
 
 async function getPageData(spoofDate?: string) {
   const now = getNow(spoofDate)
-  const today = format(now, 'yyyy-MM-dd')
+  const today = getDropDate(spoofDate)
 
   const featuredPartner = schedule[today] || schedule[Object.keys(schedule)[0]]
 
   const tabs: TabsComponentProps = Object.keys(schedule).reduce((acc, date) => {
-    const comparison = compareAsc(
-      now,
-      new Date(date).getTime() + 4 * 60 * 60 * 1000
-    )
+    const comparison = compareAsc(now, new Date(date).getTime())
     const partner = schedule[date]
 
     if (comparison === 0 || typeof partner === 'undefined') {
diff --git a/src/components/PartnerHero/PartnerHero.tsx b/src/components/PartnerHero/PartnerHero.tsx
index b44a0721..445a3f2f 100644
--- a/src/components/PartnerHero/PartnerHero.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PartnerHero/PartnerHero.tsx
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ export const PartnerHero: FC<PartnerHeroProps> = ({
   teaser,
   customHeader,
 }) => {
-  const { isAfterEndDate, isBeforeStartDate } = getDateRangeValidation({
-    startDate: headline.startDate,
-    endDate: headline.endDate,
-  })
-
   return (
     <section className="grid p-5 md:p-6 rounded-3xl md:rounded-[32px] bg-white shadow-large w-full md:grid-cols-[5fr,7fr] lg:grid-cols-[456px,1fr] gap-5 md:gap-10">
       <div className="relative w-full aspect-square mb-1 lg:mb-0 order-1 md:order-2 xl:aspect-[7/5]">
diff --git a/src/utils/getDropDate.ts b/src/utils/getDropDate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54aafd79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/getDropDate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { getNow } from './getNow'
+
+const padNumber = (num: number) => {
+  return num < 10 ? `0${num}` : num
+}
+
+export const getDropDate = (spoofDate?: string | null) => {
+  const now = getNow(spoofDate)
+  const date = new Date(now)
+  const year = date.getUTCFullYear()
+  const month = padNumber(date.getUTCMonth() + 1)
+  const hours = date.getUTCHours()
+  const day = hours >= 16 ? date.getUTCDate() : date.getUTCDate() - 1
+
+  const today = `${year}-${month}-${padNumber(day)}`
+  return today
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/getNow.ts b/src/utils/getNow.ts
index d56a8693..5c1e73f0 100644
--- a/src/utils/getNow.ts
+++ b/src/utils/getNow.ts
@@ -13,17 +13,27 @@ const getSpoofDateFromParams = () => {
 
 export const getNow = (spoofDate?: string | null) => {
   const value = spoofDate || getSpoofDateFromParams() || defaultSpoofDate
-  const nowEST = new Date().getTime() - 4 * 60 * 60 * 1000
+  const nowUTC = new Date().getTime()
 
   if (!ALLOW_SPOOFING) {
-    return nowEST
+    return nowUTC
   }
 
   const spoofedDate = value ? new Date(value) : undefined
 
   const isValidDate = isValid(spoofedDate)
 
-  const now = isValidDate && spoofedDate ? spoofedDate.getTime() : nowEST
+  if (isValidDate && spoofedDate) {
+    return Date.UTC(
+      spoofedDate.getFullYear(),
+      spoofedDate.getMonth(),
+      spoofedDate.getDate(),
+      spoofedDate.getHours(),
+      spoofedDate.getMinutes(),
+      spoofedDate.getSeconds(),
+      spoofedDate.getMilliseconds()
+    )
+  }
 
-  return now
+  return nowUTC
 }