Omnifocus thinks my time is GMT... how to fix?

I am in PST, and it is 8:47PM now. I have a task 1 hour later that is showing up as “yesterday”, and if I do the menu “Edit > Insert Time Stamp >…”, I get 10/30/25 3:47AM.

In inspector, even if I ask it to show timezone, I do not see it.

I am on Omnifocus Pro, 4.8.5 (v185.3.0).

FWIW, the clock on my Mac is showing the correct time and I am not on VPN etc…

I am puzzled…

  • Go to Mac OS → System Preferences / General / Date & Time
    Is your time zone or location it is fixed or set as floating?
  • Did you make the time zone field accessible in the inspector layout and select “not fluid” for your task while you were in a different time zone (on vacation)? Make the time zone window visible in the inspector layout and then check the task settings.

Another reason for a time zone shift could be a tag with a location specification. Click on the tag for the task and check in the inspector to see if a location has been assigned to the tag (possibly accidentally).

Thank you, Monika. Changing the Mac OS setting fixed the time and made timezone visible in the inspector.