diff --git a/home/models.py b/home/models.py
index a6bf57f9..bd287111 100644
--- a/home/models.py
+++ b/home/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import datetime
+
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.mail import send_mail
 from django.db import models
@@ -14,10 +16,10 @@
 from wagtail.models import Page
 from wagtail.snippets.models import register_snippet
 
-from .managers import EventQuerySet
-from .managers import SessionMembershipQuerySet
 from home.forms import SignUpPage
 
+from .managers import EventQuerySet, SessionMembershipQuerySet
+
 
 def sign_up_forms(context):
     return {
@@ -195,10 +197,12 @@ def __str__(self):
 
     def is_accepting_applications(self):
         """Determine if the current date is within the application window"""
-        return (
-            self.application_start_date.date()
-            <= timezone.now().date()
-            <= self.application_end_date.date()
+        aoe_early_timezone = datetime.timezone(datetime.timedelta(hours=12))
+        aoe_late_timezone = datetime.timezone(datetime.timedelta(hours=-12))
+        today_early_aoe = datetime.datetime.now(tz=aoe_early_timezone).date()
+        today_late_aoe = datetime.datetime.now(tz=aoe_late_timezone).date()
+        return (self.application_start_date.date() <= today_early_aoe) and (
+            today_late_aoe <= self.application_end_date.date()
         )
 
     def get_absolute_url(self):
diff --git a/home/tests/test_models.py b/home/tests/test_models.py
index 0d6bac84..fc99dbdd 100644
--- a/home/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/home/tests/test_models.py
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ def test_is_accepting_applications(self):
         with freeze_time("2023-10-15"):
             self.assertFalse(self.session.is_accepting_applications())
 
+        with freeze_time("2023-10-15 12:00:00"):
+            # In UTC, so this is the 16th somewhere in the world
+            self.assertTrue(self.session.is_accepting_applications())
+
         with freeze_time("2023-10-16"):
             self.assertTrue(self.session.is_accepting_applications())
 
@@ -30,4 +34,9 @@ def test_is_accepting_applications(self):
             self.assertTrue(self.session.is_accepting_applications())
 
         with freeze_time("2023-11-16"):
+            # In UTC, so is the 15th still somewhere in the world
+            self.assertTrue(self.session.is_accepting_applications())
+
+        with freeze_time("2023-11-16 12:00:00"):
+            # No longer 15th AoE
             self.assertFalse(self.session.is_accepting_applications())