diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index e74e51a1b2..51f7cc12e5 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -619,8 +619,8 @@ function touch_time( $edit = 1, $for_post = 1, $tab_index = 0, $multi = 0 ) {
 	$minute = '<input type="text" ' . ( $multi ? '' : 'id="mn" ' ) . 'name="mn" value="' . $mn . '" size="2" maxlength="2"' . $tab_index_attribute . ' autocomplete="off" />';
 
 	echo '<div class="timestamp-wrap">';
-	/* translators: 1: month input, 2: day input, 3: year input, 4: hour input, 5: minute input */
-	printf(__('%1$s%2$s, %3$s @ %4$s : %5$s'), $month, $day, $year, $hour, $minute);
+	/* translators: 1: month, 2: day, 3: year, 4: hour, 5: minute */
+	printf( __( '%1$s %2$s, %3$s @ %4$s : %5$s' ), $month, $day, $year, $hour, $minute );
 
 	echo '</div><input type="hidden" id="ss" name="ss" value="' . $ss . '" />';
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/post.js b/wp-admin/js/post.js
index 96f1c801f4..6380eeca1b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/post.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/post.js
@@ -483,11 +483,12 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 			} else {
 				$('#timestamp').html(
 					publishOn + ' <b>' +
-					$('option[value="' + $('#mm').val() + '"]', '#mm').text() + ' ' +
-					jj + ', ' +
-					aa + ' @ ' +
-					hh + ':' +
-					mn + '</b> '
+					postL10n.dateFormat.replace( '%1$s', $('option[value="' + $('#mm').val() + '"]', '#mm').text() )
+						.replace( '%2$s', jj )
+						.replace( '%3$s', aa )
+						.replace( '%4$s', hh )
+						.replace( '%5$s', mn )
+					+ '</b> '
 				);
 			}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index d8e6e6a3d3..65fb36c663 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -392,6 +392,8 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 			'publishOn' => __('Publish on:'),
 			'publishOnFuture' =>  __('Schedule for:'),
 			'publishOnPast' => __('Published on:'),
+			/* translators: 1: month, 2: day, 3: year, 4: hour, 5: minute */
+			'dateFormat' => __('%1$s %2$s, %3$s @ %4$s : %5$s'),
 			'showcomm' => __('Show more comments'),
 			'endcomm' => __('No more comments found.'),
 			'publish' => __('Publish'),