diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/scheduler/schedulerDatePicker.directive.js b/awx/ui/client/src/scheduler/schedulerDatePicker.directive.js
index 6e08eecdd7..7718bdb40a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/scheduler/schedulerDatePicker.directive.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/scheduler/schedulerDatePicker.directive.js
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ export default
                 },
                 templateUrl: templateUrl('system-tracking/date-picker/date-picker'),
                 link: function(scope, element, attrs) {
+                    var lang = window.navigator.languages ?
+                        window.navigator.languages[0] :
+                            (window.navigator.language ||
+                                window.navigator.userLanguage);
+                    moment.locale(lang);
                     // We need to make sure this _never_ recurses, which sometimes happens
                     // with two-way binding.
                     var mustUpdateValue = true;