/usage and claude.ai usage displays show reset times in Pacific regardless of user timezone
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jul 11, 2026 by SableHoldings
Bug
Usage reset times are displayed in Pacific time even when the user and their system are in another timezone.
Environment
- Claude Code on Windows 11
- System timezone: Eastern (verified via tzutil: Eastern Standard Time; system clock correct)
Expected
Reset times in the usage displays render in the user's local timezone (or offer a timezone preference).
Actual
The 5-hour-window reset is shown as e.g. "8 PM" when the actual reset moment is 11 PM Eastern — i.e. the label corresponds to America/Los_Angeles. The underlying timestamp is correct; only the rendered timezone is wrong/fixed.
Impact
Users planning work around the 5-hour window must mentally convert timezones; East-coast users see times 3h off from their clock.
Repro
- Set system timezone to US Eastern.
- Use Claude enough to have an active 5-hour window.
- Open the usage display and compare the shown reset time against the account's actual reset timestamp.