diff --git a/components/SettingsPanel.tsx b/components/SettingsPanel.tsx
index 68fa93f..08dce17 100644
--- a/components/SettingsPanel.tsx
+++ b/components/SettingsPanel.tsx
@@ -280,15 +280,27 @@ export default function SettingsPanel() {
                 {dreaming ? 'Starting...' : dreamStarted ? 'Started ✓' : 'Dream'}
               </SBtn>
             </Row>
-            <Row label="Nightly schedule (UTC)" desc="Hour the dreamer fires automatically">
+            <Row label="Nightly schedule" desc="Hour the dreamer fires automatically (your local time)">
               <select
-                value={settings.dream_hour_utc ?? 8}
-                onChange={e => updateSetting('dream_hour_utc', parseInt(e.target.value))}
+                value={(() => {
+                  // Convert stored UTC hour to local hour for display
+                  const utcHour = settings.dream_hour_utc ?? 8;
+                  const d = new Date();
+                  d.setUTCHours(utcHour, 0, 0, 0);
+                  return d.getHours();
+                })()}
+                onChange={e => {
+                  // Convert local hour to UTC for storage
+                  const localHour = parseInt(e.target.value);
+                  const d = new Date();
+                  d.setHours(localHour, 0, 0, 0);
+                  updateSetting('dream_hour_utc', d.getUTCHours());
+                }}
                 className="rounded-md px-2 py-1 text-sm"
                 style={{ background: 'var(--bg3)', border: '1px solid var(--border2)', color: 'var(--text)', fontFamily: 'var(--font-sans)' }}
               >
                 {Array.from({length: 24}, (_, i) => (
-                  <option key={i} value={i}>{i.toString().padStart(2,'0')}:00 UTC</option>
+                  <option key={i} value={i}>{i.toString().padStart(2,'0')}:00</option>
                 ))}
               </select>
             </Row>