diff --git a/src/components/BirthdayInput/BirthdayInput.example.js b/src/components/BirthdayInput/BirthdayInput.example.js
index 90ad8f56..0b9a0d17 100644
--- a/src/components/BirthdayInput/BirthdayInput.example.js
+++ b/src/components/BirthdayInput/BirthdayInput.example.js
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ const Form = reduxForm({
 export const Empty = {
   component: Form,
   props: {
-    onChange: values => {
-      console.log('birthday changed to:', values.birthday);
+    onChange: ({ birthday }) => {
+      console.log('birthday changed to:', birthday ? birthday.toUTCString() : birthday);
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/components/BirthdayInput/BirthdayInput.js b/src/components/BirthdayInput/BirthdayInput.js
index 90c370a7..3f26e2ef 100644
--- a/src/components/BirthdayInput/BirthdayInput.js
+++ b/src/components/BirthdayInput/BirthdayInput.js
@@ -29,15 +29,18 @@ const parseNum = str => {
 // Validate that the given date has the same info as the selected
 // value, i.e. it has not e.g. rolled over to the next month if the
 // selected month doesn't have as many days as selected.
+//
+// Note the UTC handling, we want to deal with UTC date info even
+// though the date object itself is in the user's local timezone.
 const isValidDate = (date, year, month, day) => {
-  const yearsMatch = date.getFullYear() === year;
-  const monthsMatch = date.getMonth() + 1 === month;
-  const daysMatch = date.getDate() === day;
+  const yearsMatch = date.getUTCFullYear() === year;
+  const monthsMatch = date.getUTCMonth() + 1 === month;
+  const daysMatch = date.getUTCDate() === day;
   return yearsMatch && monthsMatch && daysMatch;
 };
 
-// Create a Date from the selected values. Return null if the date is
-// invalid.
+// Create a UTC Date from the selected values. Return null if the date
+// is invalid.
 const dateFromSelected = ({ day, month, year }) => {
   const dayNum = parseNum(day);
   const monthNum = parseNum(month);
@@ -49,10 +52,12 @@ const dateFromSelected = ({ day, month, year }) => {
   return null;
 };
 
+// Get the UTC year/month/day info from the date object in local
+// timezone.
 const selectedFromDate = date => ({
-  day: date.getDate(),
-  month: date.getMonth() + 1,
-  year: date.getFullYear(),
+  day: date.getUTCDate(),
+  month: date.getUTCMonth() + 1,
+  year: date.getUTCFullYear(),
 });
 
 // Always show 31 days per month