diff --git a/src/components/LandingPage/HeroSection.tsx b/src/components/LandingPage/HeroSection.tsx
index 3ff619eb..968f6c7c 100644
--- a/src/components/LandingPage/HeroSection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LandingPage/HeroSection.tsx
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ export default async function HeroSection() {
     return <div>Hackathon hasn't been created yet</div>;
   }
 
-  const eventStartDate = new Date(2025, 10, 8, 9, 0, 0); // Month is 0-indexed → 10 = November
-  const eventEndDate = new Date(2025, 10, 9, 17, 0, 0); // Example: Sunday 5 PM
+  const eventStartDate = new Date(2025, 10, 8, 9, 30, 0); // Month is 0-indexed → 10 = November
+  const eventEndDate = new Date(2025, 10, 9, 18, 0, 0); // Example: Sunday 5 PM
 
   return (
     <div className="relative flex flex-col items-center justify-center md:px-8 md:py-16 lg:px-32">
diff --git a/src/components/teamRegistration/TeamConfirmation.tsx b/src/components/teamRegistration/TeamConfirmation.tsx
index 14093447..e16a6638 100644
--- a/src/components/teamRegistration/TeamConfirmation.tsx
+++ b/src/components/teamRegistration/TeamConfirmation.tsx
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export default async function TeamConfirmation({
     return <div>Hackathon hasn't been created yet</div>;
   }
 
-  const eventStartDate = new Date(2025, 10, 8, 9, 0, 0); // Month is 0-indexed → 10 = November
-  const eventEndDate = new Date(2025, 10, 9, 17, 0, 0); // Example: Sunday 5 PM
+  const eventStartDate = new Date(2025, 10, 8, 9, 30, 0); // Month is 0-indexed → 10 = November
+  const eventEndDate = new Date(2025, 10, 9, 18, 0, 0); // Example: Sunday 5 PM
 
   return (
     <>