diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 23b62da..7e0f7b7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "date-holidays": "^3.25.1",
+    "date-fns": "^3.6.0",
+    "date-fns-tz": "^3.0.0",
     "pinia": "^3.0.3",
     "pinia-plugin-persistedstate": "^4.5.0",
     "vue": "^3.5.18"
diff --git a/src/components/CalendarGrid.vue b/src/components/CalendarGrid.vue
index d9adbd8..563c009 100644
--- a/src/components/CalendarGrid.vue
+++ b/src/components/CalendarGrid.vue
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ import {
   fromLocalString,
   toLocalString,
   mondayIndex,
+  DEFAULT_TZ,
 } from '@/utils/date'
+import { addDays } from 'date-fns'
 import WeekRow from './WeekRow.vue'
 
 const calendarStore = useCalendarStore()
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ const config = {
   weekend: getLocaleWeekendDays(),
 }
 
+// Anchor Monday (or locale first day) reference date
 const baseDate = new Date(1970, 0, 4 + getLocaleFirstDay())
 const WEEK_MS = 7 * 86400000
 
@@ -56,16 +59,11 @@ const isWeekend = (day) => {
 }
 
 const getWeekIndex = (date) => {
-  const monday = new Date(date)
-  monday.setDate(date.getDate() - mondayIndex(date))
-  return Math.floor((monday - baseDate) / WEEK_MS)
+  const monday = addDays(date, -mondayIndex(date))
+  return Math.floor((monday.getTime() - baseDate.getTime()) / WEEK_MS)
 }
 
-const getMondayForVirtualWeek = (virtualWeek) => {
-  const monday = new Date(baseDate)
-  monday.setDate(monday.getDate() + virtualWeek * 7)
-  return monday
-}
+const getMondayForVirtualWeek = (virtualWeek) => addDays(baseDate, virtualWeek * 7)
 
 const computeRowHeight = () => {
   const el = document.createElement('div')
@@ -104,10 +102,7 @@ const updateVisibleWeeks = () => {
 
   const newVisibleWeeks = []
   for (let vw = startVW; vw <= endVW; vw++) {
-    newVisibleWeeks.push({
-      virtualWeek: vw,
-      monday: getMondayForVirtualWeek(vw),
-    })
+  newVisibleWeeks.push({ virtualWeek: vw, monday: getMondayForVirtualWeek(vw) })
   }
   visibleWeeks.value = newVisibleWeeks
 }
@@ -133,10 +128,8 @@ const navigateToYear = (targetYear, weekIndex) => {
   const monday = getMondayForVirtualWeek(weekIndex)
   const { week } = isoWeekInfo(monday)
   const jan4 = new Date(targetYear, 0, 4)
-  const jan4Monday = new Date(jan4)
-  jan4Monday.setDate(jan4.getDate() - mondayIndex(jan4))
-  const targetMonday = new Date(jan4Monday)
-  targetMonday.setDate(jan4Monday.getDate() + (week - 1) * 7)
+  const jan4Monday = addDays(jan4, -mondayIndex(jan4))
+  const targetMonday = addDays(jan4Monday, (week - 1) * 7)
   scrollToTarget(targetMonday)
 }
 
@@ -155,8 +148,7 @@ const scrollToTarget = (target) => {
 
 const goToTodayHandler = () => {
   const today = new Date()
-  const top = new Date(today)
-  top.setDate(top.getDate() - 21)
+  const top = addDays(today, -21)
   scrollToTarget(top)
 }
 
@@ -165,14 +157,13 @@ onMounted(() => {
 
   const minYearDate = new Date(config.min_year, 0, 1)
   const maxYearLastDay = new Date(config.max_year, 11, 31)
-  const lastWeekMonday = new Date(maxYearLastDay)
-  lastWeekMonday.setDate(maxYearLastDay.getDate() - mondayIndex(maxYearLastDay))
+  const lastWeekMonday = addDays(maxYearLastDay, -mondayIndex(maxYearLastDay))
 
   minVirtualWeek.value = getWeekIndex(minYearDate)
   const maxVirtualWeek = getWeekIndex(lastWeekMonday)
   totalVirtualWeeks.value = maxVirtualWeek - minVirtualWeek.value + 1
 
-  const initialDate = fromLocalString(calendarStore.today)
+  const initialDate = fromLocalString(calendarStore.today, DEFAULT_TZ)
   scrollToTarget(initialDate)
 
   document.addEventListener('goToToday', goToTodayHandler)
diff --git a/src/components/CalendarHeader.vue b/src/components/CalendarHeader.vue
index b3fde2b..0b20636 100644
--- a/src/components/CalendarHeader.vue
+++ b/src/components/CalendarHeader.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { computed } from 'vue'
 import { useCalendarStore } from '@/stores/CalendarStore'
 import { getLocalizedWeekdayNames, reorderByFirstDay, isoWeekInfo } from '@/utils/date'
 import Numeric from '@/components/Numeric.vue'
+import { addDays } from 'date-fns'
 
 const props = defineProps({
   scrollTop: { type: Number, default: 0 },
@@ -24,28 +25,21 @@ const topVirtualWeek = computed(() => {
 })
 
 const currentYear = computed(() => {
-  const weekStart = new Date(baseDate.value)
-  weekStart.setDate(weekStart.getDate() + topVirtualWeek.value * 7)
-  // ISO anchor Thursday
-  const anchor = new Date(weekStart)
-  anchor.setDate(anchor.getDate() + ((4 - anchor.getDay() + 7) % 7))
+  const weekStart = addDays(baseDate.value, topVirtualWeek.value * 7)
+  const anchor = addDays(weekStart, (4 - weekStart.getDay() + 7) % 7)
   return isoWeekInfo(anchor).year
 })
 
 function virtualWeekOf(d) {
   const o = (d.getDay() - calendarStore.config.first_day + 7) % 7
-  const fd = new Date(d)
-  fd.setDate(d.getDate() - o)
-  return Math.floor((fd - baseDate.value) / WEEK_MS)
+  const fd = addDays(d, -o)
+  return Math.floor((fd.getTime() - baseDate.value.getTime()) / WEEK_MS)
 }
 
 function isoWeekMonday(isoYear, isoWeek) {
   const jan4 = new Date(isoYear, 0, 4)
-  const week1Mon = new Date(jan4)
-  week1Mon.setDate(week1Mon.getDate() - ((week1Mon.getDay() + 6) % 7))
-  const target = new Date(week1Mon)
-  target.setDate(target.getDate() + (isoWeek - 1) * 7)
-  return target
+  const week1Mon = addDays(jan4, -((jan4.getDay() + 6) % 7))
+  return addDays(week1Mon, (isoWeek - 1) * 7)
 }
 
 function changeYear(y) {
@@ -57,10 +51,8 @@ function changeYear(y) {
   const weekStartScroll = (vw - props.minVirtualWeek) * props.rowHeight
   const frac = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (props.scrollTop - weekStartScroll) / props.rowHeight))
   // Anchor Thursday of current calendar week
-  const curCalWeekStart = new Date(baseDate.value)
-  curCalWeekStart.setDate(curCalWeekStart.getDate() + vw * 7)
-  const curAnchorThu = new Date(curCalWeekStart)
-  curAnchorThu.setDate(curAnchorThu.getDate() + ((4 - curAnchorThu.getDay() + 7) % 7))
+  const curCalWeekStart = addDays(baseDate.value, vw * 7)
+  const curAnchorThu = addDays(curCalWeekStart, (4 - curCalWeekStart.getDay() + 7) % 7)
   let { week: isoW } = isoWeekInfo(curAnchorThu)
   // Build Monday of ISO week
   let weekMon = isoWeekMonday(y, isoW)
@@ -70,8 +62,7 @@ function changeYear(y) {
   }
   // Align to configured first day
   const shift = (weekMon.getDay() - calendarStore.config.first_day + 7) % 7
-  const calWeekStart = new Date(weekMon)
-  calWeekStart.setDate(calWeekStart.getDate() - shift)
+  const calWeekStart = addDays(weekMon, -shift)
   const targetVW = virtualWeekOf(calWeekStart)
   let scrollTop = (targetVW - props.minVirtualWeek) * props.rowHeight + frac * props.rowHeight
   if (Math.abs(scrollTop - props.scrollTop) < 0.5) scrollTop += 0.25 * props.rowHeight
diff --git a/src/components/CalendarView.vue b/src/components/CalendarView.vue
index 905b796..aa1eb90 100644
--- a/src/components/CalendarView.vue
+++ b/src/components/CalendarView.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import {
   getOccurrenceIndex,
   getVirtualOccurrenceEndDate,
 } from '@/utils/date'
-import { toLocalString, fromLocalString } from '@/utils/date'
+import { toLocalString, fromLocalString, DEFAULT_TZ } from '@/utils/date'
+import { addDays, differenceInCalendarDays } from 'date-fns'
 
 const calendarStore = useCalendarStore()
 const viewport = ref(null)
@@ -49,18 +50,16 @@ const WEEK_MS = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
 
 const minVirtualWeek = computed(() => {
   const date = new Date(calendarStore.minYear, 0, 1)
-  const firstDayOfWeek = new Date(date)
   const dayOffset = (date.getDay() - calendarStore.config.first_day + 7) % 7
-  firstDayOfWeek.setDate(date.getDate() - dayOffset)
-  return Math.floor((firstDayOfWeek - baseDate.value) / WEEK_MS)
+  const firstDayOfWeek = addDays(date, -dayOffset)
+  return Math.floor((firstDayOfWeek.getTime() - baseDate.value.getTime()) / WEEK_MS)
 })
 
 const maxVirtualWeek = computed(() => {
   const date = new Date(calendarStore.maxYear, 11, 31)
-  const firstDayOfWeek = new Date(date)
   const dayOffset = (date.getDay() - calendarStore.config.first_day + 7) % 7
-  firstDayOfWeek.setDate(date.getDate() - dayOffset)
-  return Math.floor((firstDayOfWeek - baseDate.value) / WEEK_MS)
+  const firstDayOfWeek = addDays(date, -dayOffset)
+  return Math.floor((firstDayOfWeek.getTime() - baseDate.value.getTime()) / WEEK_MS)
 })
 
 const totalVirtualWeeks = computed(() => {
@@ -123,25 +122,21 @@ function computeRowHeight() {
 }
 
 function getWeekIndex(date) {
-  const firstDayOfWeek = new Date(date)
   const dayOffset = (date.getDay() - calendarStore.config.first_day + 7) % 7
-  firstDayOfWeek.setDate(date.getDate() - dayOffset)
-  return Math.floor((firstDayOfWeek - baseDate.value) / WEEK_MS)
+  const firstDayOfWeek = addDays(date, -dayOffset)
+  return Math.floor((firstDayOfWeek.getTime() - baseDate.value.getTime()) / WEEK_MS)
 }
 
 function getFirstDayForVirtualWeek(virtualWeek) {
-  const firstDay = new Date(baseDate.value)
-  firstDay.setDate(firstDay.getDate() + virtualWeek * 7)
-  return firstDay
+  return addDays(baseDate.value, virtualWeek * 7)
 }
 
 function createWeek(virtualWeek) {
   const firstDay = getFirstDayForVirtualWeek(virtualWeek)
-  const isoAnchor = new Date(firstDay)
-  isoAnchor.setDate(isoAnchor.getDate() + ((4 - isoAnchor.getDay() + 7) % 7))
+  const isoAnchor = addDays(firstDay, (4 - firstDay.getDay() + 7) % 7)
   const weekNumber = isoWeekInfo(isoAnchor).week
   const days = []
-  const cur = new Date(firstDay)
+  let cur = new Date(firstDay)
   let hasFirst = false
   let monthToLabel = null
   let labelYear = null
@@ -154,7 +149,7 @@ function createWeek(virtualWeek) {
   }
 
   for (let i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
-    const dateStr = toLocalString(cur)
+  const dateStr = toLocalString(cur, DEFAULT_TZ)
     const storedEvents = []
 
     // Find all non-repeating events that occur on this date
@@ -180,23 +175,22 @@ function createWeek(virtualWeek) {
       }
 
       // Check if any virtual occurrence spans this date
-      const baseStart = fromLocalString(base.startDate)
-      const baseEnd = fromLocalString(base.endDate)
-      const spanDays = Math.max(0, Math.round((baseEnd - baseStart) / (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)))
-      const currentDate = fromLocalString(dateStr)
+  const baseStart = fromLocalString(base.startDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
+  const baseEnd = fromLocalString(base.endDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
+  const spanDays = Math.max(0, differenceInCalendarDays(baseEnd, baseStart))
+  const currentDate = fromLocalString(dateStr, DEFAULT_TZ)
 
       let occurrenceFound = false
 
       // Walk backwards within span to find occurrence start
       for (let offset = 0; offset <= spanDays && !occurrenceFound; offset++) {
-        const candidateStart = new Date(currentDate)
-        candidateStart.setDate(candidateStart.getDate() - offset)
-        const candidateStartStr = toLocalString(candidateStart)
+  const candidateStart = addDays(currentDate, -offset)
+  const candidateStartStr = toLocalString(candidateStart, DEFAULT_TZ)
 
-        const occurrenceIndex = getOccurrenceIndex(base, candidateStartStr)
+  const occurrenceIndex = getOccurrenceIndex(base, candidateStartStr, DEFAULT_TZ)
         if (occurrenceIndex !== null) {
           // Calculate the end date of this occurrence
-          const virtualEndDate = getVirtualOccurrenceEndDate(base, candidateStartStr)
+          const virtualEndDate = getVirtualOccurrenceEndDate(base, candidateStartStr, DEFAULT_TZ)
 
           // Check if this occurrence spans through the current date
           if (dateStr >= candidateStartStr && dateStr <= virtualEndDate) {
@@ -258,18 +252,18 @@ function createWeek(virtualWeek) {
         dateStr <= addDaysStr(selection.value.startDate, selection.value.dayCount - 1),
       events: dayEvents,
     })
-    cur.setDate(cur.getDate() + 1)
+  cur = addDays(cur, 1)
   }
 
   let monthLabel = null
   if (hasFirst && monthToLabel !== null) {
     if (labelYear && labelYear <= calendarStore.config.max_year) {
       let weeksSpan = 0
-      const d = new Date(cur)
-      d.setDate(cur.getDate() - 1)
+  const d = addDays(cur, -1)
 
       for (let i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
-        d.setDate(cur.getDate() - 1 + i * 7)
+  const probe = addDays(cur, -1 + i * 7)
+  d.setTime(probe.getTime())
         if (d.getMonth() === monthToLabel) weeksSpan++
       }
 
@@ -296,8 +290,7 @@ function createWeek(virtualWeek) {
 }
 
 function goToToday() {
-  const top = new Date(calendarStore.now)
-  top.setDate(top.getDate() - 21)
+  const top = addDays(new Date(calendarStore.now), -21)
   const targetWeekIndex = getWeekIndex(top)
   scrollTop.value = (targetWeekIndex - minVirtualWeek.value) * rowHeight.value
   if (viewport.value) {
@@ -331,8 +324,8 @@ function endDrag(dateStr) {
 
 function calculateSelection(anchorStr, otherStr) {
   const limit = calendarStore.config.select_days
-  const anchorDate = fromLocalString(anchorStr)
-  const otherDate = fromLocalString(otherStr)
+  const anchorDate = fromLocalString(anchorStr, DEFAULT_TZ)
+  const otherDate = fromLocalString(otherStr, DEFAULT_TZ)
   const forward = otherDate >= anchorDate
   const span = daysInclusive(anchorStr, otherStr)
 
@@ -344,7 +337,7 @@ function calculateSelection(anchorStr, otherStr) {
   if (forward) {
     return { startDate: anchorStr, dayCount: limit }
   } else {
-    const startDate = addDaysStr(anchorStr, -(limit - 1))
+  const startDate = addDaysStr(anchorStr, -(limit - 1), DEFAULT_TZ)
     return { startDate, dayCount: limit }
   }
 }
@@ -448,7 +441,7 @@ watch(
   () => calendarStore.config.first_day,
   () => {
     const currentTopVW = Math.floor(scrollTop.value / rowHeight.value) + minVirtualWeek.value
-    const currentTopDate = getFirstDayForVirtualWeek(currentTopVW)
+  const currentTopDate = getFirstDayForVirtualWeek(currentTopVW)
     requestAnimationFrame(() => {
       const newTopWeekIndex = getWeekIndex(currentTopDate)
       const newScroll = (newTopWeekIndex - minVirtualWeek.value) * rowHeight.value
diff --git a/src/components/EventDialog.vue b/src/components/EventDialog.vue
index 95b3d5a..7d2c28c 100644
--- a/src/components/EventDialog.vue
+++ b/src/components/EventDialog.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import { ref, computed, watch, onMounted, onUnmounted, nextTick } from 'vue'
 import BaseDialog from './BaseDialog.vue'
 import WeekdaySelector from './WeekdaySelector.vue'
 import Numeric from './Numeric.vue'
-import { addDaysStr, getMondayOfISOWeek } from '@/utils/date'
+import { addDaysStr, getMondayOfISOWeek, fromLocalString, toLocalString, DEFAULT_TZ } from '@/utils/date'
+import { addDays, addMonths } from 'date-fns'
 
 const props = defineProps({
   selection: { type: Object, default: () => ({ startDate: null, dayCount: 0 }) },
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ const modalStyle = computed(() => {
 function getStartingWeekday(selectionData = null) {
   const currentSelection = selectionData || props.selection
   if (!currentSelection.start) return 0 // Default to Sunday
-  const date = new Date(currentSelection.start + 'T00:00:00')
+  const date = fromLocalString(currentSelection.start, DEFAULT_TZ)
   const dayOfWeek = date.getDay() // 0=Sunday, 1=Monday, ...
   return dayOfWeek // Keep Sunday-first (0=Sunday, 6=Saturday)
 }
@@ -317,9 +318,9 @@ function openEditDialog(payload) {
   // Compute occurrenceDate based on occurrenceIndex rather than parsing instanceId
   if (event.isRepeating) {
     if (event.repeat === 'weeks' && occurrenceIndex >= 0) {
-      const pattern = event.repeatWeekdays || []
-      const baseStart = new Date(event.startDate + 'T00:00:00')
-      const baseEnd = new Date(event.endDate + 'T00:00:00')
+  const pattern = event.repeatWeekdays || []
+  const baseStart = fromLocalString(event.startDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
+  const baseEnd = fromLocalString(event.endDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
       if (occurrenceIndex === 0) {
         occurrenceDate = baseStart
         weekday = baseStart.getDay()
@@ -333,8 +334,7 @@ function openEditDialog(payload) {
           const diff = Math.floor((blk - baseBlockStart) / WEEK_MS)
           return diff % interval === 0
         }
-        let cur = new Date(baseEnd)
-        cur.setDate(cur.getDate() + 1)
+  let cur = addDays(baseEnd, 1)
         let found = 0 // number of repeat occurrences found so far
         let safety = 0
         while (found < occurrenceIndex && safety < 20000) {
@@ -342,17 +342,15 @@ function openEditDialog(payload) {
             found++
             if (found === occurrenceIndex) break
           }
-          cur.setDate(cur.getDate() + 1)
+          cur = addDays(cur, 1)
           safety++
         }
         occurrenceDate = cur
         weekday = cur.getDay()
       }
     } else if (event.repeat === 'months' && occurrenceIndex >= 0) {
-      const baseDate = new Date(event.startDate + 'T00:00:00')
-      const cur = new Date(baseDate)
-      cur.setMonth(cur.getMonth() + occurrenceIndex)
-      occurrenceDate = cur
+  const baseDate = fromLocalString(event.startDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
+  occurrenceDate = addMonths(baseDate, occurrenceIndex)
     }
   }
   dialogMode.value = 'edit'
@@ -558,7 +556,7 @@ const formattedOccurrenceShort = computed(() => {
     const ev = calendarStore.getEventById(editingEventId.value)
     if (ev?.startDate) {
       try {
-        return new Date(ev.startDate + 'T00:00:00')
+  return fromLocalString(ev.startDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
           .toLocaleDateString(undefined, { month: 'short', day: 'numeric' })
           .replace(/, /, ' ')
       } catch {
@@ -586,7 +584,7 @@ const headerDateShort = computed(() => {
     const ev = calendarStore.getEventById(editingEventId.value)
     if (ev?.startDate) {
       try {
-        return new Date(ev.startDate + 'T00:00:00')
+  return fromLocalString(ev.startDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
           .toLocaleDateString(undefined, { month: 'short', day: 'numeric' })
           .replace(/, /, ' ')
       } catch {
@@ -604,7 +602,7 @@ const finalOccurrenceDate = computed(() => {
   // Need start date
   const base = editingEventId.value ? calendarStore.getEventById(editingEventId.value) : null
   if (!base) return null
-  const start = new Date(base.startDate + 'T00:00:00')
+  const start = fromLocalString(base.startDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
   if (uiDisplayFrequency.value === 'weeks') {
     // iterate days until we count 'count-1' additional occurrences (first is base if selected weekday)
     const pattern = buildStoreWeekdayPattern() // Sun..Sat
@@ -618,18 +616,16 @@ const finalOccurrenceDate = computed(() => {
     // Convert to Monday-first index
     // We'll just check store pattern
     if (pattern[startWeekdaySun]) occs = 1
-    let cursor = new Date(start)
+  let cursor = new Date(start)
     while (occs < count && occs < 10000) {
-      cursor.setDate(cursor.getDate() + 1)
+  cursor = addDays(cursor, 1)
       if (pattern[cursor.getDay()]) occs++
     }
     if (occs === count) return cursor
     return null
   } else if (uiDisplayFrequency.value === 'months') {
-    const monthsToAdd = displayInterval.value * (count - 1)
-    const d = new Date(start)
-    d.setMonth(d.getMonth() + monthsToAdd)
-    return d
+  const monthsToAdd = displayInterval.value * (count - 1)
+  return addMonths(start, monthsToAdd)
   } else if (uiDisplayFrequency.value === 'years') {
     const yearsToAdd = displayInterval.value * (count - 1)
     const d = new Date(start)
diff --git a/src/components/SettingsDialog.vue b/src/components/SettingsDialog.vue
index 18ad681..9c23b2e 100644
--- a/src/components/SettingsDialog.vue
+++ b/src/components/SettingsDialog.vue
@@ -141,8 +141,9 @@ function resetAll() {
     if (typeof calendarStore.$reset === 'function') {
       calendarStore.$reset()
     } else {
-      calendarStore.today = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10)
-      calendarStore.now = new Date().toISOString()
+  const now = new Date()
+  calendarStore.today = now.toISOString().slice(0, 10)
+  calendarStore.now = now.toISOString()
       calendarStore.events = new Map()
       calendarStore.weekend = [6, 0]
       calendarStore.config.first_day = 1
diff --git a/src/components/WeekRow.vue b/src/components/WeekRow.vue
index 65a49ad..a656043 100644
--- a/src/components/WeekRow.vue
+++ b/src/components/WeekRow.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 <script setup>
 import { computed } from 'vue'
 import DayCell from './DayCell.vue'
-import { isoWeekInfo, toLocalString, getLocalizedMonthName, monthAbbr } from '@/utils/date'
+import { isoWeekInfo, toLocalString, getLocalizedMonthName, monthAbbr, DEFAULT_TZ } from '@/utils/date'
+import { addDays } from 'date-fns'
 
 const props = defineProps({
   week: {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ const days = computed(() => {
   const d = new Date(props.week.monday)
   const result = []
   for (let i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
-    const dateStr = toLocalString(d)
+    const dateStr = toLocalString(d, DEFAULT_TZ)
     result.push({
       date: new Date(d),
       dateStr,
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ const days = computed(() => {
       isFirstDayOfMonth: d.getDate() === 1,
       monthClass: monthAbbr[d.getMonth()]
     })
-    d.setDate(d.getDate() + 1)
+    d.setTime(addDays(d, 1).getTime())
   }
   return result
 })
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ const monthLabel = computed(() => {
   const weeksSpan = 4 
 
   return {
-    name: getLocalizedMonthName(month),
+  name: getLocalizedMonthName(month),
     year: String(year).slice(-2),
     weeksSpan
   }
diff --git a/src/stores/CalendarStore.js b/src/stores/CalendarStore.js
index 738ab12..c70ba8f 100644
--- a/src/stores/CalendarStore.js
+++ b/src/stores/CalendarStore.js
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import {
   getLocaleWeekendDays,
   getMondayOfISOWeek,
   getOccurrenceIndex,
+  DEFAULT_TZ,
 } from '@/utils/date'
+import { differenceInCalendarDays, addDays, addMonths } from 'date-fns'
 import {
   initializeHolidays,
   getHolidayForDate,
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ const MAX_YEAR = 2100
 
 export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
   state: () => ({
-    today: toLocalString(new Date()),
+  today: toLocalString(new Date(), DEFAULT_TZ),
     now: new Date().toISOString(),
     events: new Map(),
     weekend: getLocaleWeekendDays(),
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
     updateCurrentDate() {
       const d = new Date()
       this.now = d.toISOString()
-      const today = toLocalString(d)
+  const today = toLocalString(d, DEFAULT_TZ)
       if (this.today !== today) {
         this.today = today
       }
@@ -209,8 +211,8 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
 
     selectEventColorId(startDateStr, endDateStr) {
       const colorCounts = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
-      const startDate = new Date(fromLocalString(startDateStr))
-      const endDate = new Date(fromLocalString(endDateStr))
+      const startDate = fromLocalString(startDateStr, DEFAULT_TZ)
+      const endDate = fromLocalString(endDateStr, DEFAULT_TZ)
       // Count events whose ranges overlap at least one day in selected span
       for (const ev of this.events.values()) {
         const evStart = fromLocalString(ev.startDate)
@@ -244,9 +246,9 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
       if (base.repeat === 'weeks') {
         // Special case: deleting the first occurrence (index 0) should shift the series forward
         if (occurrenceIndex === 0) {
-          const baseStart = fromLocalString(base.startDate)
-          const baseEnd = fromLocalString(base.endDate)
-          const spanDays = Math.max(0, Math.round((baseEnd - baseStart) / (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)))
+          const baseStart = fromLocalString(base.startDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
+          const baseEnd = fromLocalString(base.endDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
+          const spanDays = Math.max(0, differenceInCalendarDays(baseEnd, baseStart))
           const pattern = base.repeatWeekdays || []
           if (!pattern.some(Boolean)) {
             // No pattern to continue -> delete whole series
@@ -261,11 +263,11 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
             const diff = Math.floor((blk - baseBlockStart) / WEEK_MS)
             return diff % interval === 0
           }
-          const probe = new Date(baseStart)
+          let probe = new Date(baseStart)
           let safety = 0
           let found = null
           while (safety < 5000) {
-            probe.setDate(probe.getDate() + 1)
+            probe = addDays(probe, 1)
             if (pattern[probe.getDay()] && isAligned(probe)) {
               found = new Date(probe)
               break
@@ -289,10 +291,9 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
               base.repeatCount = String(newRc)
             }
           }
-          const newEnd = new Date(found)
-          newEnd.setDate(newEnd.getDate() + spanDays)
-          base.startDate = toLocalString(found)
-          base.endDate = toLocalString(newEnd)
+          const newEnd = addDays(found, spanDays)
+          base.startDate = toLocalString(found, DEFAULT_TZ)
+          base.endDate = toLocalString(newEnd, DEFAULT_TZ)
           base.isSpanning = base.startDate < base.endDate
           this.events.set(base.id, base)
           return
@@ -313,13 +314,13 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
           )
         } else {
           // Fallback: derive from sequential occurrenceIndex (base=0, first repeat=1)
-          const baseStart = new Date(base.startDate + 'T00:00:00')
-          const baseEnd = new Date(base.endDate + 'T00:00:00')
+          const baseStart = fromLocalString(base.startDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
+          const baseEnd = fromLocalString(base.endDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
           if (occurrenceIndex === 0) {
             targetDate = baseStart
           } else {
             let cur = new Date(baseEnd)
-            cur.setDate(cur.getDate() + 1)
+            cur = addDays(cur, 1)
             let found = 0
             let safety = 0
             const WEEK_MS = 7 * 86400000
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
                 found++
                 if (found === occurrenceIndex) break
               }
-              cur.setDate(cur.getDate() + 1)
+              cur = addDays(cur, 1)
               safety++
             }
             targetDate = cur
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
         if (!targetDate) return
 
         // Count occurrences BEFORE target (always include the base occurrence as first)
-        const baseStart = new Date(base.startDate + 'T00:00:00')
+  const baseStart = fromLocalString(base.startDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
         const baseBlockStart = getMondayOfISOWeek(baseStart)
         const WEEK_MS = 7 * 86400000
         function isAligned(d) {
@@ -354,11 +355,11 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
         // Start with 1 (base occurrence) if target is after base; if target IS base (should not happen here) leave 0
         let countBefore = targetDate > baseStart ? 1 : 0
         let probe = new Date(baseStart)
-        probe.setDate(probe.getDate() + 1) // start counting AFTER base
+  probe = addDays(probe, 1) // start counting AFTER base
         let safety2 = 0
         while (probe < targetDate && safety2 < 50000) {
           if (pattern[probe.getDay()] && isAligned(probe)) countBefore++
-          probe.setDate(probe.getDate() + 1)
+          probe = addDays(probe, 1)
           safety2++
         }
         // Terminate original series to keep only occurrences before target
@@ -376,11 +377,11 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
         }
 
         // Continuation starts at NEXT valid occurrence (matching weekday & aligned block)
-        let continuationStart = new Date(targetDate)
+  let continuationStart = new Date(targetDate)
         let searchSafety = 0
         let foundNext = false
         while (searchSafety < 50000) {
-          continuationStart.setDate(continuationStart.getDate() + 1)
+          continuationStart = addDays(continuationStart, 1)
           if (pattern[continuationStart.getDay()] && isAligned(continuationStart)) {
             foundNext = true
             break
@@ -389,13 +390,13 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
         }
         if (!foundNext) return // no remaining occurrences
 
-        const spanDays = Math.round(
-          (fromLocalString(base.endDate) - fromLocalString(base.startDate)) / (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000),
+        const spanDays = differenceInCalendarDays(
+          fromLocalString(base.endDate, DEFAULT_TZ),
+          fromLocalString(base.startDate, DEFAULT_TZ),
         )
-        const nextStartStr = toLocalString(continuationStart)
-        const nextEnd = new Date(continuationStart)
-        nextEnd.setDate(nextEnd.getDate() + spanDays)
-        const nextEndStr = toLocalString(nextEnd)
+        const nextStartStr = toLocalString(continuationStart, DEFAULT_TZ)
+        const nextEnd = addDays(continuationStart, spanDays)
+        const nextEndStr = toLocalString(nextEnd, DEFAULT_TZ)
         this.createEvent({
           title: base.title,
           startDate: nextStartStr,
@@ -411,9 +412,9 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
       // MONTHLY SERIES -----------------------------------------------------
       if (base.repeat === 'months') {
         if (occurrenceIndex === 0) {
-          const baseStart = fromLocalString(base.startDate)
-          const baseEnd = fromLocalString(base.endDate)
-          const spanDays = Math.max(0, Math.round((baseEnd - baseStart) / (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)))
+          const baseStart = fromLocalString(base.startDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
+          const baseEnd = fromLocalString(base.endDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
+          const spanDays = Math.max(0, differenceInCalendarDays(baseEnd, baseStart))
           const interval = base.repeatInterval || 1
           const targetMonthIndex = baseStart.getMonth() + interval
           const targetYear = baseStart.getFullYear() + Math.floor(targetMonthIndex / 12)
@@ -432,10 +433,9 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
               base.repeatCount = String(newRc)
             }
           }
-          const newEnd = new Date(newStart)
-          newEnd.setDate(newEnd.getDate() + spanDays)
-          base.startDate = toLocalString(newStart)
-          base.endDate = toLocalString(newEnd)
+          const newEnd = addDays(newStart, spanDays)
+          base.startDate = toLocalString(newStart, DEFAULT_TZ)
+          base.endDate = toLocalString(newEnd, DEFAULT_TZ)
           base.isSpanning = base.startDate < base.endDate
           this.events.set(base.id, base)
           return
@@ -448,8 +448,9 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
         const priorOccurrences = occurrenceIndex
         this._terminateRepeatSeriesAtIndex(baseId, priorOccurrences)
         // Compute span days for multi‑day events
-        const spanDays = Math.round(
-          (fromLocalString(base.endDate) - fromLocalString(base.startDate)) / (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000),
+        const spanDays = differenceInCalendarDays(
+          fromLocalString(base.endDate, DEFAULT_TZ),
+          fromLocalString(base.startDate, DEFAULT_TZ),
         )
         // Remaining occurrences after deletion
         let remainingCount = 'unlimited'
@@ -462,13 +463,11 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
           }
         }
         // Next occurrence after deleted one is at (occurrenceIndex + 1)*interval months from base
-        const baseStart = fromLocalString(base.startDate)
-        const nextStart = new Date(baseStart)
-        nextStart.setMonth(nextStart.getMonth() + (occurrenceIndex + 1) * interval)
-        const nextEnd = new Date(nextStart)
-        nextEnd.setDate(nextEnd.getDate() + spanDays)
-        const nextStartStr = toLocalString(nextStart)
-        const nextEndStr = toLocalString(nextEnd)
+  const baseStart = fromLocalString(base.startDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
+  const nextStart = addMonths(baseStart, (occurrenceIndex + 1) * interval)
+  const nextEnd = addDays(nextStart, spanDays)
+  const nextStartStr = toLocalString(nextStart, DEFAULT_TZ)
+  const nextEndStr = toLocalString(nextEnd, DEFAULT_TZ)
         this.createEvent({
           title: base.title,
           startDate: nextStartStr,
@@ -498,9 +497,9 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
     deleteFirstOccurrence(baseId) {
       const base = this.getEventById(baseId)
       if (!base || !base.isRepeating) return
-      const oldStart = fromLocalString(base.startDate)
-      const oldEnd = fromLocalString(base.endDate)
-      const spanDays = Math.max(0, Math.round((oldEnd - oldStart) / (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)))
+  const oldStart = fromLocalString(base.startDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
+  const oldEnd = fromLocalString(base.endDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
+  const spanDays = Math.max(0, differenceInCalendarDays(oldEnd, oldStart))
 
       let newStartDate = null
 
@@ -520,10 +519,10 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
           return diff % interval === 0
         }
         // search forward for next valid weekday respecting interval alignment
-        const probe = new Date(oldStart)
+  let probe = new Date(oldStart)
         let safety = 0
         while (safety < 5000) {
-          probe.setDate(probe.getDate() + 1)
+          probe = addDays(probe, 1)
           if (pattern[probe.getDay()] && isAligned(probe)) {
             newStartDate = new Date(probe)
             break
@@ -566,10 +565,9 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
         }
       }
 
-      const newEndDate = new Date(newStartDate)
-      newEndDate.setDate(newEndDate.getDate() + spanDays)
-      base.startDate = toLocalString(newStartDate)
-      base.endDate = toLocalString(newEndDate)
+  const newEndDate = addDays(newStartDate, spanDays)
+  base.startDate = toLocalString(newStartDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
+  base.endDate = toLocalString(newEndDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
       base.isSpanning = base.startDate < base.endDate
       // Persist updated base event
       this.events.set(base.id, base)
@@ -581,19 +579,13 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
       const snapshot = this.events.get(eventId)
       if (!snapshot) return
       // Calculate current duration in days (inclusive)
-      const prevStart = new Date(fromLocalString(snapshot.startDate))
-      const prevEnd = new Date(fromLocalString(snapshot.endDate))
-      const prevDurationDays = Math.max(
-        0,
-        Math.round((prevEnd - prevStart) / (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)),
-      )
+  const prevStart = fromLocalString(snapshot.startDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
+  const prevEnd = fromLocalString(snapshot.endDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
+  const prevDurationDays = Math.max(0, differenceInCalendarDays(prevEnd, prevStart))
 
-      const newStart = new Date(fromLocalString(newStartStr))
-      const newEnd = new Date(fromLocalString(newEndStr))
-      const proposedDurationDays = Math.max(
-        0,
-        Math.round((newEnd - newStart) / (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)),
-      )
+  const newStart = fromLocalString(newStartStr, DEFAULT_TZ)
+  const newEnd = fromLocalString(newEndStr, DEFAULT_TZ)
+  const proposedDurationDays = Math.max(0, differenceInCalendarDays(newEnd, newStart))
 
       let finalDurationDays = prevDurationDays
       if (mode === 'resize-left' || mode === 'resize-right') {
@@ -601,13 +593,7 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
       }
 
       snapshot.startDate = newStartStr
-      snapshot.endDate = toLocalString(
-        new Date(
-          new Date(fromLocalString(newStartStr)).setDate(
-            new Date(fromLocalString(newStartStr)).getDate() + finalDurationDays,
-          ),
-        ),
-      )
+  snapshot.endDate = toLocalString(addDays(fromLocalString(newStartStr, DEFAULT_TZ), finalDurationDays), DEFAULT_TZ)
       // Rotate weekly recurrence pattern when moving (not resizing) so selected weekdays track shift
       if (
         mode === 'move' &&
@@ -615,8 +601,8 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
         snapshot.repeat === 'weeks' &&
         Array.isArray(snapshot.repeatWeekdays)
       ) {
-        const oldDow = prevStart.getDay()
-        const newDow = newStart.getDay()
+  const oldDow = prevStart.getDay()
+  const newDow = newStart.getDay()
         const shift = newDow - oldDow
         if (shift !== 0) {
           const rotated = [false, false, false, false, false, false, false]
@@ -644,14 +630,9 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
       const base = this.events.get(baseId)
       if (!base || !base.isRepeating) return
       const originalCountRaw = base.repeatCount
-      const spanDays = Math.max(
-        0,
-        Math.round(
-          (fromLocalString(base.endDate) - fromLocalString(base.startDate)) / (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000),
-        ),
-      )
-      const occurrenceDate = fromLocalString(occurrenceDateStr)
-      const baseStart = fromLocalString(base.startDate)
+  // spanDays not needed for splitting logic here post-refactor
+      const occurrenceDate = fromLocalString(occurrenceDateStr, DEFAULT_TZ)
+      const baseStart = fromLocalString(base.startDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
       if (occurrenceDate <= baseStart) {
         // Moving the base itself: just move entire series
         this.setEventRange(baseId, newStartStr, newEndStr, { mode: 'move' })
@@ -669,10 +650,10 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
           const diff = Math.floor((blk - blockStartBase) / WEEK_MS)
           return diff % interval === 0
         }
-        const cursor = new Date(baseStart)
+  let cursor = new Date(baseStart)
         while (cursor < occurrenceDate) {
           if (pattern[cursor.getDay()] && isAligned(cursor)) keptOccurrences++
-          cursor.setDate(cursor.getDate() + 1)
+          cursor = addDays(cursor, 1)
         }
       } else if (base.repeat === 'months') {
         const diffMonths =
@@ -702,7 +683,7 @@ export const useCalendarStore = defineStore('calendar', {
       if (base.repeat === 'weeks' && Array.isArray(base.repeatWeekdays)) {
         // Rotate pattern so that the moved occurrence weekday stays active relative to new anchor
         const origWeekday = occurrenceDate.getDay()
-        const newWeekday = fromLocalString(newStartStr).getDay()
+  const newWeekday = fromLocalString(newStartStr, DEFAULT_TZ).getDay()
         const shift = newWeekday - origWeekday
         if (shift !== 0) {
           const rotated = [false, false, false, false, false, false, false]
diff --git a/src/utils/date.js b/src/utils/date.js
index ee7f501..d1d44cd 100644
--- a/src/utils/date.js
+++ b/src/utils/date.js
@@ -1,18 +1,38 @@
-// date-utils.js — Date handling utilities for the calendar
-const monthAbbr = [
-  'jan',
-  'feb',
-  'mar',
-  'apr',
-  'may',
-  'jun',
-  'jul',
-  'aug',
-  'sep',
-  'oct',
-  'nov',
-  'dec',
-]
+// date-utils.js — Date handling utilities for the calendar (refactored to use date-fns/date-fns-tz)
+import {
+  addDays,
+  differenceInCalendarDays,
+  differenceInCalendarMonths,
+  format,
+  getDate,
+  getDay,
+  getDaysInMonth,
+  getMonth,
+  getYear,
+  isAfter,
+  isBefore,
+  isEqual,
+  parseISO,
+  startOfDay,
+} from 'date-fns'
+import { fromZonedTime, toZonedTime } from 'date-fns-tz'
+
+// We expose a simple alias TZDate for clarity. date-fns by default works with native Date objects.
+// Consumers can pass an optional timeZone; if omitted, local time zone is assumed.
+
+const DEFAULT_TZ = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone || 'UTC'
+
+// Helper to create a zoned date (keeps wall-clock components in provided TZ)
+function makeTZDate(year, monthIndex, day, timeZone = DEFAULT_TZ) {
+  const iso = `${String(year).padStart(4, '0')}-${String(monthIndex + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(
+    day
+  ).padStart(2, '0')}`
+  // Interpret as start of day in target zone
+  const utcDate = fromZonedTime(`${iso}T00:00:00`, timeZone)
+  return toZonedTime(utcDate, timeZone)
+}
+
+const monthAbbr = ['jan', 'feb', 'mar', 'apr', 'may', 'jun', 'jul', 'aug', 'sep', 'oct', 'nov', 'dec']
 const DAY_MS = 86400000
 const WEEK_MS = 7 * DAY_MS
 
@@ -22,7 +42,8 @@ const WEEK_MS = 7 * DAY_MS
  * @returns {Object} Object containing week number and year
  */
 const isoWeekInfo = (date) => {
-  const d = new Date(Date.UTC(date.getFullYear(), date.getMonth(), date.getDate()))
+  // ISO week: Thursday algorithm
+  const d = new Date(Date.UTC(getYear(date), getMonth(date), getDate(date)))
   const day = d.getUTCDay() || 7
   d.setUTCDate(d.getUTCDate() + 4 - day)
   const year = d.getUTCFullYear()
@@ -36,9 +57,8 @@ const isoWeekInfo = (date) => {
  * @param {Date} date - The date to convert (defaults to new Date())
  * @returns {string} Date string in YYYY-MM-DD format
  */
-function toLocalString(date = new Date()) {
-  const pad = (n) => String(Math.floor(Math.abs(n))).padStart(2, '0')
-  return `${date.getFullYear()}-${pad(date.getMonth() + 1)}-${pad(date.getDate())}`
+function toLocalString(date = new Date(), timeZone = DEFAULT_TZ) {
+  return format(toZonedTime(date, timeZone), 'yyyy-MM-dd')
 }
 
 /**
@@ -46,9 +66,10 @@ function toLocalString(date = new Date()) {
  * @param {string} dateString - Date string in YYYY-MM-DD format
  * @returns {Date} Date object
  */
-function fromLocalString(dateString) {
-  const [year, month, day] = dateString.split('-').map(Number)
-  return new Date(year, month - 1, day)
+function fromLocalString(dateString, timeZone = DEFAULT_TZ) {
+  const parsed = parseISO(dateString)
+  const utcDate = fromZonedTime(`${dateString}T00:00:00`, timeZone)
+  return toZonedTime(utcDate, timeZone) || parsed
 }
 
 /**
@@ -56,11 +77,10 @@ function fromLocalString(dateString) {
  * @param {Date} date - The date to get the Monday for
  * @returns {Date} Date object representing the Monday of the ISO week
  */
-function getMondayOfISOWeek(date) {
-  const d = new Date(date)
-  const dayOfWeek = (d.getDay() + 6) % 7 // Convert to Monday=0, Sunday=6
-  d.setDate(d.getDate() - dayOfWeek)
-  return d
+function getMondayOfISOWeek(date, timeZone = DEFAULT_TZ) {
+  const d = startOfDay(toZonedTime(date, timeZone))
+  const dayOfWeek = (getDay(d) + 6) % 7
+  return addDays(d, -dayOfWeek)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -68,7 +88,7 @@ function getMondayOfISOWeek(date) {
  * @param {Date} d - The date
  * @returns {number} Monday index (0-6)
  */
-const mondayIndex = (d) => (d.getDay() + 6) % 7
+const mondayIndex = (d) => (getDay(d) + 6) % 7
 
 /**
  * Calculate the occurrence index for a repeating weekly event on a specific date
@@ -76,29 +96,29 @@ const mondayIndex = (d) => (d.getDay() + 6) % 7
  * @param {string} dateStr - The date string (YYYY-MM-DD) to check
  * @returns {number|null} The occurrence index (0=base, 1=first repeat) or null if not valid
  */
-function getWeeklyOccurrenceIndex(event, dateStr) {
+function getWeeklyOccurrenceIndex(event, dateStr, timeZone = DEFAULT_TZ) {
   if (!event.isRepeating || event.repeat !== 'weeks') return null
 
   const pattern = event.repeatWeekdays || []
   if (!pattern.some(Boolean)) return null
 
-  const d = fromLocalString(dateStr)
-  const dow = d.getDay()
+  const d = fromLocalString(dateStr, timeZone)
+  const dow = getDay(d)
   if (!pattern[dow]) return null
 
-  const baseStart = fromLocalString(event.startDate)
+  const baseStart = fromLocalString(event.startDate, timeZone)
   const interval = event.repeatInterval || 1
 
   // Check if date resides in a week block that aligns with interval
-  const baseBlockStart = getMondayOfISOWeek(baseStart)
-  const currentBlockStart = getMondayOfISOWeek(d)
+  const baseBlockStart = getMondayOfISOWeek(baseStart, timeZone)
+  const currentBlockStart = getMondayOfISOWeek(d, timeZone)
   const WEEK_MS = 7 * 86400000
   const blocksDiff = Math.floor((currentBlockStart - baseBlockStart) / WEEK_MS)
 
   if (blocksDiff < 0 || blocksDiff % interval !== 0) return null
 
   // For same week as base start, count from base start to target
-  if (currentBlockStart.getTime() === baseBlockStart.getTime()) {
+  if (isEqual(currentBlockStart, baseBlockStart)) {
     // Special handling for the first week - only count occurrences on or after base date
     if (d.getTime() === baseStart.getTime()) {
       return 0 // Base occurrence is always index 0
@@ -108,18 +128,18 @@ function getWeeklyOccurrenceIndex(event, dateStr) {
       return null // Dates before base start in same week are not valid occurrences
     }
 
-    let occurrenceIndex = 0
-    const cursor = new Date(baseStart)
+  let occurrenceIndex = 0
+	let cursor = new Date(baseStart)
 
     // Count the base occurrence first
-    if (pattern[cursor.getDay()]) occurrenceIndex++
+  if (pattern[getDay(cursor)]) occurrenceIndex++
 
-    // Move to the next day and count until we reach the target
-    cursor.setDate(cursor.getDate() + 1)
-    while (cursor <= d) {
-      if (pattern[cursor.getDay()]) occurrenceIndex++
-      cursor.setDate(cursor.getDate() + 1)
-    }
+      // Move to the next day and count until we reach the target
+      cursor = addDays(cursor, 1)
+      while (cursor <= d) {
+        if (pattern[getDay(cursor)]) occurrenceIndex++
+        cursor = addDays(cursor, 1)
+      }
 
     // Subtract 1 because we want the index, not the count
     occurrenceIndex--
@@ -136,13 +156,12 @@ function getWeeklyOccurrenceIndex(event, dateStr) {
   // For different weeks, calculate based on complete intervals
   // Calculate how many pattern days actually occur in the first week (from base start onward)
   let firstWeekPatternDays = 0
-  const firstWeekCursor = new Date(baseStart)
-  const firstWeekEnd = new Date(baseBlockStart)
-  firstWeekEnd.setDate(firstWeekEnd.getDate() + 6) // End of first week (Sunday)
+  let firstWeekCursor = new Date(baseStart)
+  const firstWeekEnd = addDays(new Date(baseBlockStart), 6) // End of first week (Sunday)
 
   while (firstWeekCursor <= firstWeekEnd) {
-    if (pattern[firstWeekCursor.getDay()]) firstWeekPatternDays++
-    firstWeekCursor.setDate(firstWeekCursor.getDate() + 1)
+    if (pattern[getDay(firstWeekCursor)]) firstWeekPatternDays++
+    firstWeekCursor = addDays(firstWeekCursor, 1)
   }
 
   // For subsequent complete intervals, use the full pattern count
@@ -153,10 +172,10 @@ function getWeeklyOccurrenceIndex(event, dateStr) {
   let occurrenceIndex = firstWeekPatternDays + (completeIntervals - 1) * fullWeekdaysPerInterval
 
   // Add occurrences from the current week up to the target date
-  const cursor = new Date(currentBlockStart)
+  cursor = new Date(currentBlockStart)
   while (cursor < d) {
-    if (pattern[cursor.getDay()]) occurrenceIndex++
-    cursor.setDate(cursor.getDate() + 1)
+    if (pattern[getDay(cursor)]) occurrenceIndex++
+    cursor = addDays(cursor, 1)
   }
 
   // Check against repeat count limit
@@ -174,13 +193,12 @@ function getWeeklyOccurrenceIndex(event, dateStr) {
  * @param {string} dateStr - The date string (YYYY-MM-DD) to check
  * @returns {number|null} The occurrence index (0=base, 1=first repeat) or null if not valid
  */
-function getMonthlyOccurrenceIndex(event, dateStr) {
+function getMonthlyOccurrenceIndex(event, dateStr, timeZone = DEFAULT_TZ) {
   if (!event.isRepeating || event.repeat !== 'months') return null
 
-  const baseStart = fromLocalString(event.startDate)
-  const d = fromLocalString(dateStr)
-  const diffMonths =
-    (d.getFullYear() - baseStart.getFullYear()) * 12 + (d.getMonth() - baseStart.getMonth())
+  const baseStart = fromLocalString(event.startDate, timeZone)
+  const d = fromLocalString(dateStr, timeZone)
+  const diffMonths = differenceInCalendarMonths(d, baseStart)
 
   if (diffMonths < 0) return null
 
@@ -188,10 +206,10 @@ function getMonthlyOccurrenceIndex(event, dateStr) {
   if (diffMonths % interval !== 0) return null
 
   // Check day match (clamped for shorter months)
-  const baseDay = baseStart.getDate()
-  const daysInMonth = new Date(d.getFullYear(), d.getMonth() + 1, 0).getDate()
+  const baseDay = getDate(baseStart)
+  const daysInMonth = getDaysInMonth(d)
   const effectiveDay = Math.min(baseDay, daysInMonth)
-  if (d.getDate() !== effectiveDay) return null
+  if (getDate(d) !== effectiveDay) return null
 
   const occurrenceIndex = diffMonths / interval
 
@@ -210,14 +228,14 @@ function getMonthlyOccurrenceIndex(event, dateStr) {
  * @param {string} dateStr - The date string (YYYY-MM-DD) to check
  * @returns {number|null} The occurrence index (0=base, 1=first repeat) or null if not occurring
  */
-function getOccurrenceIndex(event, dateStr) {
+function getOccurrenceIndex(event, dateStr, timeZone = DEFAULT_TZ) {
   if (!event || !event.isRepeating || event.repeat === 'none') return null
   if (dateStr < event.startDate) return null
 
   if (event.repeat === 'weeks') {
-    return getWeeklyOccurrenceIndex(event, dateStr)
+  return getWeeklyOccurrenceIndex(event, dateStr, timeZone)
   } else if (event.repeat === 'months') {
-    return getMonthlyOccurrenceIndex(event, dateStr)
+  return getMonthlyOccurrenceIndex(event, dateStr, timeZone)
   }
 
   return null
@@ -229,16 +247,13 @@ function getOccurrenceIndex(event, dateStr) {
  * @param {string} occurrenceStartDate - The start date of the occurrence (YYYY-MM-DD)
  * @returns {string} The end date of the occurrence (YYYY-MM-DD)
  */
-function getVirtualOccurrenceEndDate(event, occurrenceStartDate) {
-  const baseStart = fromLocalString(event.startDate)
-  const baseEnd = fromLocalString(event.endDate)
-  const spanDays = Math.max(0, Math.round((baseEnd - baseStart) / (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)))
-
-  const occurrenceStart = fromLocalString(occurrenceStartDate)
-  const occurrenceEnd = new Date(occurrenceStart)
-  occurrenceEnd.setDate(occurrenceEnd.getDate() + spanDays)
-
-  return toLocalString(occurrenceEnd)
+function getVirtualOccurrenceEndDate(event, occurrenceStartDate, timeZone = DEFAULT_TZ) {
+  const baseStart = fromLocalString(event.startDate, timeZone)
+  const baseEnd = fromLocalString(event.endDate, timeZone)
+  const spanDays = Math.max(0, differenceInCalendarDays(baseEnd, baseStart))
+  const occurrenceStart = fromLocalString(occurrenceStartDate, timeZone)
+  const occurrenceEnd = addDays(occurrenceStart, spanDays)
+  return toLocalString(occurrenceEnd, timeZone)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -247,16 +262,16 @@ function getVirtualOccurrenceEndDate(event, occurrenceStartDate) {
  * @param {string} dateStr - The date string (YYYY-MM-DD) to check
  * @returns {boolean} True if the event occurs on or spans through the date
  */
-function occursOnOrSpansDate(event, dateStr) {
+function occursOnOrSpansDate(event, dateStr, timeZone = DEFAULT_TZ) {
   if (!event || !event.isRepeating || event.repeat === 'none') return false
 
   // Check if this is the base event spanning naturally
   if (dateStr >= event.startDate && dateStr <= event.endDate) return true
 
   // For virtual occurrences, we need to check if any occurrence spans through this date
-  const baseStart = fromLocalString(event.startDate)
-  const baseEnd = fromLocalString(event.endDate)
-  const spanDays = Math.max(0, Math.round((baseEnd - baseStart) / (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)))
+  const baseStart = fromLocalString(event.startDate, timeZone)
+  const baseEnd = fromLocalString(event.endDate, timeZone)
+  const spanDays = Math.max(0, differenceInCalendarDays(baseEnd, baseStart))
 
   if (spanDays === 0) {
     // Single day event - just check if it occurs on this date
@@ -264,14 +279,14 @@ function occursOnOrSpansDate(event, dateStr) {
   }
 
   // Multi-day event - check if any occurrence's span includes this date
-  const targetDate = fromLocalString(dateStr)
+  const targetDate = fromLocalString(dateStr, timeZone)
 
   if (event.repeat === 'weeks') {
-    const pattern = event.repeatWeekdays || []
+  const pattern = event.repeatWeekdays || []
     if (!pattern.some(Boolean)) return false
 
-    const interval = event.repeatInterval || 1
-    const baseBlockStart = getMondayOfISOWeek(baseStart)
+  const interval = event.repeatInterval || 1
+  const baseBlockStart = getMondayOfISOWeek(baseStart, timeZone)
     const WEEK_MS = 7 * 86400000
 
     // Check a reasonable range of weeks around the target date
@@ -280,75 +295,69 @@ function occursOnOrSpansDate(event, dateStr) {
       weekOffset <= Math.ceil(spanDays / 7) + 1;
       weekOffset++
     ) {
-      const weekStart = new Date(baseBlockStart)
-      weekStart.setDate(weekStart.getDate() + weekOffset * 7)
+  const weekStart = addDays(baseBlockStart, weekOffset * 7)
 
       // Check if this week aligns with the interval
-      const blocksDiff = Math.floor((weekStart - baseBlockStart) / WEEK_MS)
+  const blocksDiff = Math.floor((weekStart - baseBlockStart) / WEEK_MS)
       if (blocksDiff < 0 || blocksDiff % interval !== 0) continue
 
       // Check each day in this week
       for (let day = 0; day < 7; day++) {
-        const candidateStart = new Date(weekStart)
-        candidateStart.setDate(candidateStart.getDate() + day)
+  const candidateStart = addDays(weekStart, day)
 
         // Skip if before base start
-        if (candidateStart < baseStart) continue
+  if (isBefore(candidateStart, baseStart)) continue
 
         // Check if this day matches the pattern
-        if (!pattern[candidateStart.getDay()]) continue
+  if (!pattern[getDay(candidateStart)]) continue
 
         // Check repeat count limit
-        const occIndex = getWeeklyOccurrenceIndex(event, toLocalString(candidateStart))
+  const occIndex = getWeeklyOccurrenceIndex(event, toLocalString(candidateStart, timeZone), timeZone)
         if (occIndex === null) continue
 
         // Calculate end date for this occurrence
-        const candidateEnd = new Date(candidateStart)
-        candidateEnd.setDate(candidateEnd.getDate() + spanDays)
+  const candidateEnd = addDays(candidateStart, spanDays)
 
         // Check if target date falls within this occurrence's span
-        if (targetDate >= candidateStart && targetDate <= candidateEnd) {
+  if (!isBefore(targetDate, candidateStart) && !isAfter(targetDate, candidateEnd)) {
           return true
         }
       }
     }
   } else if (event.repeat === 'months') {
-    const interval = event.repeatInterval || 1
-    const baseDay = baseStart.getDate()
+  const interval = event.repeatInterval || 1
+  const baseDay = getDate(baseStart)
 
     // Check a reasonable range of months around the target date
-    const targetYear = targetDate.getFullYear()
-    const targetMonth = targetDate.getMonth()
-    const baseYear = baseStart.getFullYear()
-    const baseMonth = baseStart.getMonth()
+  // targetYear & targetMonth not needed in refactored logic
+  const baseYear = getYear(baseStart)
+  const baseMonth = getMonth(baseStart)
 
     for (let monthOffset = -spanDays * 2; monthOffset <= spanDays * 2; monthOffset++) {
       const candidateYear = baseYear + Math.floor((baseMonth + monthOffset) / 12)
       const candidateMonth = (baseMonth + monthOffset + 12) % 12
 
       // Check if this month aligns with the interval
-      const diffMonths = (candidateYear - baseYear) * 12 + (candidateMonth - baseMonth)
+  const diffMonths = (candidateYear - baseYear) * 12 + (candidateMonth - baseMonth)
       if (diffMonths < 0 || diffMonths % interval !== 0) continue
 
       // Calculate the actual day (clamped for shorter months)
-      const daysInMonth = new Date(candidateYear, candidateMonth + 1, 0).getDate()
+  const daysInMonth = getDaysInMonth(new Date(candidateYear, candidateMonth, 1))
       const effectiveDay = Math.min(baseDay, daysInMonth)
-
-      const candidateStart = new Date(candidateYear, candidateMonth, effectiveDay)
+  const candidateStart = makeTZDate(candidateYear, candidateMonth, effectiveDay)
 
       // Skip if before base start
-      if (candidateStart < baseStart) continue
+  if (isBefore(candidateStart, baseStart)) continue
 
       // Check repeat count limit
-      const occIndex = getMonthlyOccurrenceIndex(event, toLocalString(candidateStart))
+  const occIndex = getMonthlyOccurrenceIndex(event, toLocalString(candidateStart, timeZone), timeZone)
       if (occIndex === null) continue
 
       // Calculate end date for this occurrence
-      const candidateEnd = new Date(candidateStart)
-      candidateEnd.setDate(candidateEnd.getDate() + spanDays)
+  const candidateEnd = addDays(candidateStart, spanDays)
 
       // Check if target date falls within this occurrence's span
-      if (targetDate >= candidateStart && targetDate <= candidateEnd) {
+  if (!isBefore(targetDate, candidateStart) && !isAfter(targetDate, candidateEnd)) {
         return true
       }
     }
@@ -368,12 +377,10 @@ const pad = (n) => String(n).padStart(2, '0')
  * @param {string} bStr - Second date string (YYYY-MM-DD)
  * @returns {number} Number of days inclusive
  */
-function daysInclusive(aStr, bStr) {
-  const a = fromLocalString(aStr)
-  const b = fromLocalString(bStr)
-  const A = new Date(a.getFullYear(), a.getMonth(), a.getDate()).getTime()
-  const B = new Date(b.getFullYear(), b.getMonth(), b.getDate()).getTime()
-  return Math.floor(Math.abs(B - A) / DAY_MS) + 1
+function daysInclusive(aStr, bStr, timeZone = DEFAULT_TZ) {
+  const a = fromLocalString(aStr, timeZone)
+  const b = fromLocalString(bStr, timeZone)
+  return Math.abs(differenceInCalendarDays(startOfDay(a), startOfDay(b))) + 1
 }
 
 /**
@@ -382,23 +389,23 @@ function daysInclusive(aStr, bStr) {
  * @param {number} n - Number of days to add (can be negative)
  * @returns {string} New date string
  */
-function addDaysStr(str, n) {
-  const d = fromLocalString(str)
-  d.setDate(d.getDate() + n)
-  return toLocalString(d)
+function addDaysStr(str, n, timeZone = DEFAULT_TZ) {
+  const d = fromLocalString(str, timeZone)
+  return toLocalString(addDays(d, n), timeZone)
 }
 
 /**
  * Get localized weekday names starting from Monday
  * @returns {Array<string>} Array of localized weekday names
  */
-function getLocalizedWeekdayNames() {
+function getLocalizedWeekdayNames(timeZone = DEFAULT_TZ) {
   const res = []
-  const base = new Date(2025, 0, 6) // A Monday
+  const base = makeTZDate(2025, 0, 6, timeZone) // Monday
   for (let i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
-    const d = new Date(base)
-    d.setDate(base.getDate() + i)
-    res.push(d.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { weekday: 'short' }))
+    const d = addDays(base, i)
+    res.push(
+      new Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, { weekday: 'short', timeZone }).format(d)
+    )
   }
   return res
 }
@@ -445,9 +452,9 @@ function reorderByFirstDay(days, firstDay) {
  * @param {boolean} short - Whether to return short name
  * @returns {string} Localized month name
  */
-function getLocalizedMonthName(idx, short = false) {
-  const d = new Date(2025, idx, 1)
-  return d.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { month: short ? 'short' : 'long' })
+function getLocalizedMonthName(idx, short = false, timeZone = DEFAULT_TZ) {
+  const d = makeTZDate(2025, idx, 1, timeZone)
+  return new Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, { month: short ? 'short' : 'long', timeZone }).format(d)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -456,10 +463,11 @@ function getLocalizedMonthName(idx, short = false) {
  * @param {Date} endDate - End date
  * @returns {string} Formatted date range string
  */
-function formatDateRange(startDate, endDate) {
-  if (toLocalString(startDate) === toLocalString(endDate)) return toLocalString(startDate)
-  const startISO = toLocalString(startDate)
-  const endISO = toLocalString(endDate)
+function formatDateRange(startDate, endDate, timeZone = DEFAULT_TZ) {
+  if (toLocalString(startDate, timeZone) === toLocalString(endDate, timeZone))
+    return toLocalString(startDate, timeZone)
+  const startISO = toLocalString(startDate, timeZone)
+  const endISO = toLocalString(endDate, timeZone)
   const [sy, sm] = startISO.split('-')
   const [ey, em, ed] = endISO.split('-')
   if (sy === ey && sm === em) return `${startISO}/${ed}`
@@ -521,4 +529,6 @@ export {
   getLocalizedMonthName,
   formatDateRange,
   lunarPhaseSymbol,
+  makeTZDate,
+  DEFAULT_TZ,
 }