diff --git a/src/wp-includes/general-template.php b/src/wp-includes/general-template.php
index d521a64eab..eb2710efe3 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -2301,9 +2301,9 @@ function get_the_date( $d = '', $post = null ) {
 	}
 
 	if ( '' == $d ) {
-		$the_date = mysql2date( get_option( 'date_format' ), $post->post_date );
+		$the_date = get_post_time( get_option( 'date_format' ), false, $post, true );
 	} else {
-		$the_date = mysql2date( $d, $post->post_date );
+		$the_date = get_post_time( $d, false, $post, true );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/date/theDate.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/date/theDate.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54fecdffb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/date/theDate.php
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @group date
+ * @group datetime
+ */
+class Tests_Date_TheDate extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+
+	/** @var array $hooks_called Count of hooks called. */
+	protected $hooks_called = array(
+		'the_time'               => 0,
+		'get_the_time'           => 0,
+		'the_modified_time'      => 0,
+		'get_the_modified_time'  => 0,
+		'the_date'               => 0,
+		'get_the_date'           => 0,
+		'the_modified_date'      => 0,
+		'get_the_modified_date'  => 0,
+		'get_post_time'          => 0,
+		'get_post_modified_time' => 0,
+	);
+
+	public function test_should_call_hooks() {
+		add_filter( 'the_time', array( $this, 'count_hook' ) );
+		add_filter( 'get_the_time', array( $this, 'count_hook' ) );
+		add_filter( 'get_post_time', array( $this, 'count_hook' ) );
+
+		add_filter( 'the_modified_time', array( $this, 'count_hook' ) );
+		add_filter( 'get_the_modified_time', array( $this, 'count_hook' ) );
+		add_filter( 'get_post_modified_time', array( $this, 'count_hook' ) );
+
+		add_filter( 'the_date', array( $this, 'count_hook' ) );
+		add_filter( 'get_the_date', array( $this, 'count_hook' ) );
+
+		add_filter( 'the_modified_date', array( $this, 'count_hook' ) );
+		add_filter( 'get_the_modified_date', array( $this, 'count_hook' ) );
+
+		$post_id = self::factory()->post->create();
+		global $post, $currentday, $previousday;
+		$post        = get_post( $post_id );
+		$currentday  = 1;
+		$previousday = 0;
+
+		ob_start();
+
+		the_time();
+		get_the_time();
+
+		the_modified_time();
+		get_the_modified_time();
+
+		the_date();
+		get_the_date();
+
+		the_modified_date();
+		get_the_modified_date();
+
+		get_post_time();
+		get_post_modified_time();
+
+		ob_end_clean();
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 1, $this->hooks_called['the_time'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( 2, $this->hooks_called['get_the_time'] );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 1, $this->hooks_called['the_modified_time'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( 2, $this->hooks_called['get_the_modified_time'] );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 1, $this->hooks_called['the_date'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( 2, $this->hooks_called['get_the_date'] );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 1, $this->hooks_called['the_modified_date'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( 2, $this->hooks_called['get_the_modified_date'] );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 5, $this->hooks_called['get_post_time'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( 5, $this->hooks_called['get_post_modified_time'] );
+	}
+
+	public function count_hook( $input ) {
+		$this->hooks_called[ current_filter() ] ++;
+
+		return $input;
+	}
+}