diff --git a/packages/common/src/utils/__tests__/dates.test.ts b/packages/common/src/utils/__tests__/dates.test.ts
index b09eb9474..d3a204cc7 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/utils/__tests__/dates.test.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/utils/__tests__/dates.test.ts
@@ -63,14 +63,10 @@ describe('parseISOtoJSDate', () => {
 
 describe('areSameDayInUTCZero', () => {
   test('the same date', () => {
-    expect(
-      areSameDayInUTCZero('2023-10-31T01:30:00.000+02:00', '2023-10-29T23:30:00.000-02:00'),
-    ).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(areSameDayInUTCZero('2023-10-31T01:30:00.000+02:00', '2023-10-30')).toBeTruthy();
   });
   test('the different dates', () => {
-    expect(
-      areSameDayInUTCZero('2023-10-31T10:00:00.000+02:00', '2023-10-29T14:00:00.000-02:00'),
-    ).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(areSameDayInUTCZero('2023-10-31T01:30:00.000+02:00', '2023-10-31')).toBeFalsy();
   });
   test('one date invalid', () => {
     expect(areSameDayInUTCZero('2023-10-31T10:00:00.000+02:00', '2023-foo')).toBeFalsy();
diff --git a/packages/common/src/utils/dates.ts b/packages/common/src/utils/dates.ts
index 6fe5163da..feb39e208 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/utils/dates.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/utils/dates.ts
@@ -47,9 +47,12 @@ export const parseISOtoJSDate = (isoDateString: string) => {
 
 /**
  *
- * @param a ISO date(time) formatted string
- * @param b ISO date(time) formatted string
+ * @param dateTime ISO date time formatted string (with time zone)
+ * @param calendarDate local date as ISO date formatted string (no time, no time zone)
  * @returns true if both dates are on the same day in UTC+00:00
  */
-export const areSameDayInUTCZero = (a: string, b: string): boolean =>
-  DateTime.fromISO(a).toUTC().hasSame(DateTime.fromISO(b).toUTC(), 'day');
+export const areSameDayInUTCZero = (dateTime: string, calendarDate: string): boolean => {
+  // calendar date has no zone - during conversion to UTC the local zone is used
+  // which results in shifting to previous day for zones with positive offsets
+  return DateTime.fromISO(dateTime).toUTC().hasSame(DateTime.fromISO(calendarDate), 'day');
+};