diff --git a/layouts/partials/preview_micropost.html b/layouts/partials/preview_micropost.html
index 2f1a812..a017109 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/preview_micropost.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/preview_micropost.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         <h2><a rel="remote-article" href="{{ .Params.externalurl }}">→ {{ .Title }}</a> <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">∞</a></h2>
     {{ end }}
 
-    <div class="postmeta">Geschrieben am <time datetime='{{ .Date.Format "02.01.2006" }}' pubdate="">{{ .Date.Format "2. January 2006" }}</time>
+    <div class="postmeta">Geschrieben am <time datetime='{{ .Date | time.Format ":date_medium" }}' pubdate="">{{ .Date | time.Format ":date_medium" }}</time>
       {{ if (isset .Params "categories") }}
         in
         <span class="categories">
diff --git a/layouts/partials/yearly_grouping.html b/layouts/partials/yearly_grouping.html
index 51288fe..d3c6a61 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/yearly_grouping.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/yearly_grouping.html
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
             <li>
               {{ if (not (isset .Params "externalurl")) }}
                 <a rel="full-article" href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Title }}</a>
-                on <time datetime='{{ .Date.Format "02.01.2006" }}' pubdate="">{{ .Date.Format "2. January" }}</time>
+                am <time datetime='{{ .Date | time.Format ":date_medium" }}' pubdate="">{{ .Date | time.Format ":date_medium" }}</time>
               {{ else }}
                 <a rel="remote-article" href="{{ .Params.externalurl }}">{{ .Title }} →</a>
-                on
-                <a href="{{ .Permalink }}"> <time datetime='{{ .Date.Format "02.01.2000" }}' pubdate="">{{ .Date.Format "2. January" }}</time> </a>
+                am
+                <a href="{{ .Permalink }}"> <time datetime='{{ .Date | time.Format ":date_medium" }}' pubdate="">{{ .Date | time.Format ":date_medium" }}</time> </a>
               {{ end }}
             </li>
           {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/photos/single.html b/layouts/photos/single.html
index 9ca8a90..db4eb69 100644
--- a/layouts/photos/single.html
+++ b/layouts/photos/single.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
       <div class="postmeta">
         {{ with .Params.location }}Photos taken in {{ . }} on {{ end }}
-        <time datetime='{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}' pubdate="">{{ .Date.Format "January 2, 2006" }}</time>
+        <time datetime='{{ .Date | time.Format ":date_long" }}' pubdate="">{{ .Date | time.Format ":date_long" }}</time>
         {{ with .Params.camera }} with {{ . }}{{ end }}
       </div>
 
diff --git a/layouts/posts/single.html b/layouts/posts/single.html
index 659adad..767f353 100644
--- a/layouts/posts/single.html
+++ b/layouts/posts/single.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <h2><a rel="remote-article" href="{{ .Params.externalurl }}">→ {{ .Title }}</a> <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">∞</a></h2>
       {{ end }}
 
-      <div class="postmeta">Geschrieben am <time datetime='{{ .Date.Format "02.01.2006" }}' pubdate="">{{ .Date.Format "2. Januar 2006" }}</time> in
+      <div class="postmeta">Geschrieben am <time datetime='{{ .Date | time.Format ":date_long" }}' pubdate="">{{ .Date | time.Format ":date_long" }}</time> in
         <span class="categories">
           {{ range $i, $v := .Params.categories }}
             <a class="category" href="/categories/{{ $v | urlize }}">{{ $v }}</a>{{ if ne (len $.Params.categories) (add $i 1) }}, {{ end }}