diff --git a/server/src/repositories/memory.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/memory.repository.ts
index cffd8559a..ac9410e7a 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/memory.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/memory.repository.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { AssetFileType, AssetOrderWithRandom, AssetVisibility } from 'src/enum.j
 import { type YearMonthDay } from 'src/repositories/asset.repository.js';
 import { DB } from 'src/schema/index.js';
 import { MemoryTable } from 'src/schema/tables/memory.table.js';
+import { asLocalTime } from 'src/utils/date.js';
 
 const asMakeDate = (eb: ExpressionBuilder<DB, 'asset'>, { year, month, day }: YearMonthDay) =>
   eb.fn('make_date', [sql`${year}::int`, sql`${month}::int`, sql`${day}::int`]);
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ export class MemoryRepository implements IBulkAsset {
           .where((where) => where.or([where('hideAt', 'is', null), where('hideAt', '>=', dto.for!)])),
       )
       .$if(dto.isUpcoming !== undefined, (qb) => {
-        const now = DateTime.now().toJSDate();
+        const now = asLocalTime(DateTime.now());
         return dto.isUpcoming
           ? qb.where('showAt', '>', now)
           : qb.where((where) => where.or([where('showAt', 'is', null), where('showAt', '<=', now)]));
diff --git a/server/src/utils/date.spec.ts b/server/src/utils/date.spec.ts
index 1cffa91a1..48982360c 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/date.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/date.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
-import { asDateString, asDateTimeString, isLeapDayObserved } from 'src/utils/date.js';
+import { asDateString, asDateTimeString, asLocalTime, isLeapDayObserved } from 'src/utils/date.js';
 
 describe('asDateString', () => {
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -64,3 +65,10 @@ describe('asDateTimeString', () => {
     expect(asDateTimeString(date)).toBe('2000-01-15T12:00:00.000Z');
   });
 });
+
+describe('asLocalTime', () => {
+  it('should keep the wall-clock time and reinterpret it as UTC', () => {
+    const date = DateTime.fromISO('2026-10-06T08:00:00', { zone: 'America/New_York' }) as DateTime<true>;
+    expect(asLocalTime(date).toISOString()).toBe('2026-10-06T08:00:00.000Z');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/server/src/utils/date.ts b/server/src/utils/date.ts
index 523074ae6..011605580 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/date.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/date.ts
@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@ export const mergeTimeZone = (dateTimeOriginal?: string | null, timeZone?: strin
     ? DateTime.fromISO(dateTimeOriginal, { zone: 'UTC' }).setZone(timeZone ?? undefined)
     : undefined;
 };
+
+export const asLocalTime = (date: DateTime<true>) => date.setZone('UTC', { keepLocalTime: true }).toJSDate();